The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11312

11312. Dayspring Of Eternity

1 Dayspring of eternity!
Brightness of the Light divine,
As the daylight fills the sky,
Let Thy beams upon us shine,
Scattering with their glorious might
All our night.

2 As on drooping herb and flower
Lies the soft refreshing dew,
Let Thy Spirit’s refreshing power
Dry and fainting hearts renew;
Showers of blessing over all
Softly fall.

3 Let Thy fire of love destroy
All our earthly taint and leaven;
Wake our souls to love and joy,
Kindling like the eastern heaven;
Let us truly rise ere yet
Life hath set.

4 Dayspring of eternal skies,
Grant that on Thine advent-morn,
From the dust our flesh may rise
To a nobler being born,
Strong in Heaven its course to run
As the sun.

5 Sorrowing here we seek Thy face;
Guide us with Thy cheering ray:
Lead us, glorious Sun of grace,
To the land of endless day,
Where the joy that bids us rise
Never dies.

Text Information

• First Line: Dayspring of eternity!
• Title: Dayspring Of Eternity
• Author: Christian von Rosenroth (1664)
• Meter: 77.77.74
• Language: English
• Source: Morgenglanz der Ewigkeit; Trans: Composite from Select Hymns for Church and Home by Robert Brown-Borthwick, 1871
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: DAYSPRING
• Composer: Johann Anastasius Freylinghausen (1704)
• Meter: 77.77.73
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain