Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#2

2. Ere yet the dawn hath filled the skies

1 Ere yet the dawn hath filled the skies
Behold my Saviour Christ arise;
He chaseth from us sin and night,
And brings us joy and life and light.

2 O stronger Thou than death and hell,
Where is the foe Thou canst not quell!
What heavy stone Thou canst not roll
From off the prisoned suff'ring soul?

3 If Jesus lives can I be sad?
I know He loves me, and am glad:
Though all the world were dead to me,
Enough, O Christ, if I have Thee!

4 He feeds me, comforts and defends,
And when I die His angels sends
To bear me whither He is gone,
For of His own He loseth none.

5 No more to fear or grief I bow,
God and the angels love me now;
The joys prepared for me to-day
Drive fear and mourning far away.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Ere yet the dawn hath filled the skies
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (1858)
• Author: Johann Heermann (1630)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Christ: The Life; Christ: Light; Christ: Resurrection of; Morning

Tune Information

• Name: BROOKFIELD
• Composer: Thomas B. Southgate
• Meter: L. M.