The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#471

471. Shine on Our Souls, Eternal God

1 Shine on our souls, eternal God!
With rays of beauty shine;
O let Thy favor crown our days,
And all their round be Thine.

2 Did we not raise our hands to Thee,
Our hands might toil in vain:
Small joy success itself could give,
If Thou Thy love restrain.

3 With Thee let every week begin,
With Thee each day be spent,
For Thee each fleeting hour improved,
Since each by Thee is lent.

4 Thus cheer us through this toilsome road,
Till all our labors cease;
And heaven refresh our weary souls
With everlasting peace.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Shine on our souls, eternal God!
• Title: Shine on Our Souls, Eternal God
• Author: Philip Doddridge (1755, a.)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Way of Salvation: Sanctification; Morning; God our Light

Tune Information

• Name: NUN DANKET ALL' UND BRINGET EHR (STÖRL)
• Composer: Johann Georg Christian Störl (1710)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: D Major