The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5530

5530. On Wings of Living Light

1. On wings of living light,
At earliest dawn of day,
Came down the angel bright;
And rolled the stone away.

Refrain
Your voices raise with one accord,
To bless and praise your risen Lord!
To bless and praise your risen Lord!

2. The keepers watching near,
At that dread sight and sound;
Fell down with sudden fear
Like dead men to the ground. [Refrain]

3. Then rose from death’s dark gloom,
Unseen by mortal eye,
Triumphant o’er the tomb,
The Lord of earth and sky! [Refrain]

4. Ye children of the light,
Arise with Him, arise;
See, how the Day-star bright
Is burning in the skies! [Refrain]

5. Leave in the grave beneath
The old things passed away;
Buried with Him in death,
O live with Him today. [Refrain]

6. Oh, let your hearts be strong!
For we, like Him, shall rise;
To dwell with Him ere long
In bliss beyond the skies! [Refrain]

7. We sing Thee, Lord divine,
With all our hearts and powers;
For we are ever Thine;
And Thou art ever ours. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: On wings of living light
• Title: On Wings of Living Light
• Author: William W. How (1872)
• Refrain First Line: Your voices raise with one accord
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: MANSFIELD (BARNBY), Joseph Barnby, 1893 (uses only two lines of the refrain)

Tune Information

• Name: DAS LIEBEN BRINGT GROß FREUD
• Composer: Friedrich Silcher (1827)
• Arranger: Low­ell Ma­son
• Incipit: 51234 65135 54543
• Key: G Major
• Source: From a Swa­bi­an folk tune; ar­ranged in Car­mi­na Sac­ra, se­cond edi­tion, 1841
• Copyright: Public Domain