The Voice of Praise ‎#5

5. Upon the gospel's sacred page

1 Upon the gospel's sacred page,
The gathered beams of ages shine;
And, as it hastens, every age
But makes its brightness more divine.

2 On mightier wing, in loftier flight,
From year to year does knowledge soar;
And, as it soars, the gospel light
Becomes effulgent more and more.

3 More glorious still, as centuries roll,
New regions blest, new powers unfurled,
Expanding with the expanding soul,
Its radiance shall o'erflow the world;--

4 Flow to restore, but not destroy;
As when the cloudless lamp of day
Pours out its floods of light and joy,
And sweeps the lingering mist away.

Text Information

• First Line: Upon the gospel's sacred page
• Author: Anon.
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Scripture:
  Psalm 19:4
• Topic: The Bible; Their Words to the End of the World
• Notes: Public Domain.

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