The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6645

6645. This Is the Day of Light

1. This is the day of light:
Let there be light today;
O Dayspring, rise upon our night
And chase its gloom away.

2. This is the day of rest:
Our failing strength renew;
On weary brain and troubled breast
Shed Thou Thy freshening dew.

3. This is the day of peace:
Thy peace our spirits fill;
Bid Thou the blasts of discord cease,
The waves of strife be still.

4. This is the day of prayer:
Let earth to heaven draw near;
Lift up our hearts to seek Thee there,
Come down to meet us here.

5. This is the first of days;
Send forth Thy quick’ning breath,
And wake dead souls to love and praise,
O Vanquisher of death!

Text Information

• First Line: This is the day of light
• Title: This Is the Day of Light
• Author: John Ellerton (1867)
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: Dean Howson's Selection of Hymns Compiled for use in Chester Cathedral, 1868
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Al­ter­nate tunes: DOMINICA, Her­bert S. Oake­ley, 1874; GREENWOOD, Jo­seph E. Sweet­ser, 1849

Tune Information

• Name: SWABIA
• Composer: Johann Martin Spiess (1745)
• Arranger: William H. Havergal (1847)
• Meter: SM
• Incipit: 53422 12345 54556
• Key: D Major
• Source: Da­vids Harpf­fen-Spiel (Hei­del­berg, Ger­ma­ny: 1745)
• Copyright: Public Domain