661 | Glory to God#662 | 663 |
Text: | Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies |
Author: | Charles Wesley |
Tune: | RATISBON |
Adapter: | Johann Werner |
Harmonizer: | William Henry Havergal |
Media: | Audio recording |
1 Christ, whose glory fills the skies;
Christ, the true, the only light;
Sun of Righteousness, arise;
triumph o'er the shades of night;
Dayspring from on high, be near;
Daystar, in my heart appear.
2 Dark and cheerless is the morn
unaccompanied by thee;
joyless is the day's return
till thy mercy's beams I see;
till they inward light impart,
cheer my eyes and warm my heart.
3 Visit then this soul of mine;
pierce the gloom of sin and grief;
fill me, radiancy divine;
scatter all my unbelief;
more and more thyself display,
shining to the perfect day.
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First Line: | Christ, whose glory fills the skies |
Title: | Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies |
Author: | Charles Wesley (1740) |
Meter: | 7.7.7.7.7.7 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2013 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | Celebrating Time; Light; Morning |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | RATISBON |
Adapter: | Johann Werner (1815) |
Harmonizer: | William Henry Havergal (1847) |
Meter: | 7.7.7.7.7.7 |
Key: | D Major |
Source: | German folk melody |
This well-crafted morning hymn opens by celebrating daylight as an image of Christ, the true Light, then ponders life without light, and culminates in a prayer for inward light. The tune’s name honors its German roots: Ratisbon is the former English name for Regensburg.
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Audio recording: | Audio (MP3) |