Concordia ‎#189

189. The Morning Light is Breaking

1 The morning light is breaking,
The darkness disappears;
The sons of earth are waking,
To penitential tears;
Each breeze that sweeps the ocean
Brings tidings from afar
Of nations in commotion,
Prepared for Zion's war.

2 See heathen nations bending
Before the God we love,
And thousand hearts ascending
In gratitude above;
While sinners, now confessing,
The gospel call obey,
And seek the Savior's blessing,
A nation in a day.

3 Blest river of salvation,
Pursue thy onward way;
Flow thou to ev'ry nation,
Nor in thy richness stay:
Stay not till all the lowly
Triumphant reach their home;
Stay not till all the holy
Proclaim, "The Lord is come."

Text Information

• First Line: The morning light is breaking, The darkness disappears
• Title: The Morning Light is Breaking
• Author: Samuel F. Smith (1832)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1918
• Topic: Work and Missions: Missions
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: WEBB
• Composer: George J. Webb (1837)
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.