Author: John G. Whittier Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #12267 Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: O, sometimes gleams upon our sight Lyrics: 1 O, sometimes gleams upon our sight,
Through present wrong, the Eternal Right!
And step by step, since time began,
We see the steady gain of man.
2 That all of good the past hath had
Remains to make our own time glad,
Our common daily life divine,
And every land a Palestine.
3 We lack but open eye and ear
To find the Orient’s marvels here,
The still small voice in autumn’s hush,
Yon maple wood the burning bush.
4 For still the new transcends the old,
In signs and tokens manifold;
Slaves rise up men; the olive waves
With roots deep set in battle graves.
5 Through the harsh noises of our day
A low, sweet prelude finds its way;
Through clouds of doubt and creeds of fear
A light is breaking, calm and clear.
6 Henceforth my heart shall sigh no more
For olden time and holier shore;
God’s love and blessing, then and there,
Are now, and here, and everywhere. Languages: English Tune Title: HAMBURG
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