The Hymnal ‎#45

45. This is the day of light

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

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

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

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.

This is the first of days:
Send forth thy quickening breath,
And wake dead souls to love and praise,
O Vanquisher of death!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: This is the day of light
• Author: John Ellerton (1867)
• Meter: S.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: The Lord's Day; Sunday Schools: Sunday Morning

Tune Information

• Name: SWABIA
• Composer: Johann M. Spiess (1745)
• Meter: S.M.
• Incipit: 53422 12345 54556
• Key: D Major