The Church Hymnal ‎#297

297. Eternal Light! Eternal Light!

1 Eternal Light! Eternal Light!
How pure that soul must be,
When, placed within Thy searching sight,
It shrinks not, but with calm delight
Can live, and look on Thee.

2 The spirits that surround Thy throne
May bear the burning bliss;
But surely that is theirs alone
Who, undefiled, have never known
A fallen world like this,

3 O how shall I, whose native sphere
Is dark, whose mind is dim,
Before the Ineffable appear,
And on my naked spirit bear
The uncreated beam?

4 There is a way for man to rise
To that sublime abode;
An offering and a sacrifice,
A Holy Spirit's energies,
An Advocate with God:

5 These, these prepare us for the sight
Of holiness above:
The sons of ignorance and night
May dwell in the eternal Light,
Through the eternal Love!

Text Information

• First Line: Eternal Light! Eternal Light!
• Author: T. Binney
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1920
• Topic: General: Brotherhood, Service, Guilds, Parochial Missions, Etc.

Tune Information

• Name: NEWCASTLE
• Composer: H. L. Moreley
• Meter: 8.6.8.8.6.
• Key: G Major or modal