The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#543

543. Christ, whose glory fills the skies

1 Christ, whose glory fills the skies,
Christ, the true, the only light,
Sun of righteousness, arise,
Triumph o'er the shades of night;
Day-spring from on high, be near;
Day-star, 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 Thou inward light impart,
Glad 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ, whose glory fills the skies
• Author: C. Wesley (1740)
• Meter: 7s. 6L.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: Family Prayer: Morning

Tune Information

• Name: [Christ, whose glory fills the skies]
• Composer: Ludv. M. Lindeman, 1812—87
• Meter: 7s. 6L.
• Key: D Major