Gloria Deo ‎#136

136. Earth Has Nothing Sweet or Fair

1 Earth has nothing sweet or fair,
Lovely forms or beauties rare,
But before my eyes they bring
Christ, of beauty Source and Spring.

2 When the morning paints the skies,
When the golden sunbeams rise,
Then my Saviour’s form I find
Brightly imaged on my mind.

3 When the star-beams pierce the night,
Oft I think of Jesus’ light;
Think how bright that light will be,
Shining through eternity.

4 Come, Lord Jesus! and dispel
This dark cloud in which I dwell,
And to me the power impart
To behold Thee as Thou art.

Text Information

• First Line: Earth has nothing sweet or fair
• Title: Earth Has Nothing Sweet or Fair
• Translator: Frances E. Cox (1841)
• Author: Johann Scheffler
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901

Tune Information

• Name: ST. BEES
• Composer: J. B. Dykes