Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#313

313. The morning light is breaking

1 The morning light is breaking,
The darkness disappears;
The sons of earth are waking
To penitential tears;
Each breeze that sweeps the ocean
Brings tidings from afar
Of nations in commotion,
Prepared for Zion's war.

2 See heathen nations bending
Before the God we love,
And thousand hearts ascending
In gratitude above;
While sinners, now confessing,
The gospel call obey,
And seek the Saviour's blessing,
A nation in a day.

3 Blest river of salvation,
Pursue thine onward way;
Flow thou to every nation,
Nor in thy richness stay;
Stay not till all the lowly
Triumphant reach their home;
Stay not till all the holy
Proclaim, 'The Lord is come!'

Text Information

• First Line: The morning light is breaking
• Author: Samuel Francis Smith, 1808 - 95
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: Church Life and Work: The Propagation of the Gospel

Tune Information

• Name: WEBB
• Composer: George James Webb, 1803 - 87
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D.
• Key: B♭ Major