Hymnal for Church and Home ‎#46

46. The Sun Is Rising In The East

1 The sun is rising in the east,
It gilds the heavens wide,
And scatters light on mountain-crest,
On shore and countryside.

2 It rises from the valley bright,
Where Paradise once lay,
And bringeth life and joy and light
To all upon its way.

3 It greets us from the land afar
Where man with grace was crown'd,
And from that wondrous Morning Star
That Eastern sages found.

4 And from the East God's sun outpours
A heavenly light on earth,
A glimpse from Eden's sacred shores,
Where light and life had birth.

5 The starry hosts bow down before
The sun that passes them;
It seems so like that star of yore,
Which shone on Bethlehem.

6 Thou, Sun of Suns, from heaven come,
In Thee our praises rise
For ev'ry message from Thy home
And from Thy Paradise.

Text Information

• First Line: The sun is rising in the east
• Title: The Sun Is Rising In The East
• Author: B. S. Ingemann
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1927
• Topic: Morning and Evening
• Notes: Danish first line: I Østen stiger Solen op; Translator: J. C. Aaberg

Tune Information

• Name: [The sun is rising in the easth]
• Composer: C. E. F. Weyse
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: G Major