The Voice of Praise ‎#371

371. How heavy is the night

1 How heavy is the night
That hangs upon our eyes,
Till Christ with his reviving light
Over our souls arise!

2 Our guilty spirits dread
To meet the wrath of heaven;
But, in his righteousness arrayed,
We see our sins forgiven.

3 Unholy and impure
Are all our thoughts and ways:
His hands infected nature cure
With sanctifying grace.

4 The powers of hell agree
To hold our souls in vain;
He sets the sons of bondage free,
And breaks the cursed chain.

5 Lord, we adore thy ways
To bring us near to God,
Thy sovereign power, thy healing grace,
And thine atoning blood.

Text Information

• First Line: How heavy is the night
• Author: Watts
• Meter: S. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Scripture:
  John 1:9
  ;
  Romans 3:21-22
  ;
  1 Corinthians 1:30
• Topic: The Christian System: Condemnation; The Bondage of the Soul

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