Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#208b

208b. 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 they inward light impart,
Glad my eyes, and warm my heart. A-men.

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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ, whose glory fills the skies
• Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Advent; The Church Year: Epiphany; The Church: Worship - The Lord's Day; The Church: Worship - Morning
• Notes: This hymn may also be sung to DIX (No. 52), or to EASTER GLORY (No. 100).

Tune Information

• Name: RATISBON
• Meter: 7 7, 7 7, 7 7.
• Key: D Major
• Source: Johann Gottlob Werner, Choralbuch, 1815