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The Sun Now Shines In All Its Splendor

Author: N. F. S. Grundtvig Meter: 9.9.8.8.8.8 Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The sun now shines in all its splendor, The light of life with mercy tender; Now bright Whitsunday lilies grow, And summer sparkles high and low; Sweet voices sing of harvest gold In Jesus’ name, a thousand fold. 2 The peaceful nightingales are filling The summer-night with music thrilling. So all that to the Lord belong May sleep in peace and wake with song, May dream of life beyond the skies And with God’s praise at daylight rise. 3 It breathes from heaven on the flowers, It whispers homelike in the bowers, A balmy breeze comes to our shore From Paradise, now closed no more, And gently purls a brooklet sweet Of life’s clear water at our feet. 4 This works the Spirit, still descending, And tongues of fire to mortals lending, That broken hearts may now be healed, And truth may be in love revealed In Him, who came from yonder land And has returned to God’s right hand. 5 Awake, ye voices, deep and ringing, And anthems to the Lord be singing; Your beauties lend, ye varied tongues, To praise His name in joyful songs, And ye, His church, with one accord Arise and glorify the Lord. Topics: Pentecost Used With Tune: [The sun now shines in all its splendor]

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WHITSUNDAY

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Henrick Rung, 1807-1871 Incipit: 51231 43325 12317 Used With Text: The sun now shines in all its splendor

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The Sun Now Shines In All Its Splendor

Author: N. F. S. Grundtvig Hymnal: Hymnal for Church and Home #123 (1927) Meter: 9.9.8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 The sun now shines in all its splendor, The light of life with mercy tender; Now bright Whitsunday lilies grow And summer sparkles high and low; Sweet voices sing of harvest gold In Jesus’ name, a thousand fold. 2 The peaceful nightingales are filling The summer-night with music thrilling, So all that to the Lord belong May sleep in peace and wake with song, May dream of life beyond the skies And with God’s praise at daylight rise. 3 It breathes from heaven on the flowers, It whispers home-like in the bowers, A balmy breeze comes to our shore From Paradise, now closed no more, And gently purls a brooklet sweet Of life’s clear water at our feet. 4 This works the Spirit, still descending And tongues of fire to mortals lending, That broken hearts may yet be heal'd, And truth may be in love revealed In Him, who came from yonder land And has return'd to God’s right hand. 5 Awake, ye voices, deep and ringing, And anthems to the Lord be singing; Your beauties lend, ye varied tongues, To praise His name in joyful songs, And ye, His church, with one accord Arise and glorify the Lord. Topics: Pentecost Languages: English Tune Title: [The sun now shines in all its splendor]

The Sun Now Shines In All Its Splendor

Author: N. F. S. Grundtvig Hymnal: Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.) #123 (1928) Meter: 9.9.8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 The sun now shines in all its splendor, The light of life with mercy tender; Now bright Whitsunday lilies grow, And summer sparkles high and low; Sweet voices sing of harvest gold In Jesus’ name, a thousand fold. 2 The peaceful nightingales are filling The summer-night with music thrilling. So all that to the Lord belong May sleep in peace and wake with song, May dream of life beyond the skies And with God’s praise at daylight rise. 3 It breathes from heaven on the flowers, It whispers homelike in the bowers, A balmy breeze comes to our shore From Paradise, now closed no more, And gently purls a brooklet sweet Of life’s clear water at our feet. 4 This works the Spirit, still descending, And tongues of fire to mortals lending, That broken hearts may now be healed, And truth may be in love revealed In Him, who came from yonder land And has returned to God’s right hand. 5 Awake, ye voices, deep and ringing, And anthems to the Lord be singing; Your beauties lend, ye varied tongues, To praise His name in joyful songs, And ye, His church, with one accord Arise and glorify the Lord. Topics: Pentecost Languages: English Tune Title: [The sun now shines in all its splendor]

The sun now shines in all its splendor

Author: Nikolai Frederick Severin Grundtvig, 1783-1872; S. D. Rodholm Hymnal: Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark #79 (1945) Meter: 9.9.8.8.8.8 Lyrics: The sun now shines in all its splendor, The fount of life and mercy tender; Now bright Whitsunday lilies grow And summer sparkles high and low; Sweet songsters sing of harvest gold In Jesus’ name a thousand fold. The peaceful nightingales are filling The quiet night with music thrilling. Thus all that to the Lord belong May rest in peace and wake with song, May dream of life beyond the skies, And with God’s praise at daylight rise. It breathes from heaven on the flowers, It whispers home-like in the bowers, A balmy breeze comes to our coast From Paradise, no longer closed, And gently purls a brooklet sweet Of life’s clear water at our feet. This works the Spirit, still descending, And tongues of fire to mortals lending, That broken hearts may now be healed, And life with grace and love revealed In Him, who came from yonder land And has returned to God’s right hand. Awaken then all tongues to honor Lord Jesus Christ, our blest Atoner; Let every voice in anthems rise To praise the Savior’s sacrifice. And thou, His Church, with one accord Arise and glorify the Lord. Languages: English

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N. F. S. Grundtvig

1783 - 1872 Author of "The Sun Now Shines In All Its Splendor" in Hymnal for Church and Home Nicolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig was the son of a pastor, and was born at Udby, in Seeland, in 1783. He studied in the University of Copenhagen from 1800-1805; and, like some other eminent men, did not greatly distinguish himself; his mind was too active and his imagination too versatile to bear the restraint of the academic course. After leaving the university he took to teaching; first in Langeland, then (1808) in Copenhagen. Here he devoted his attention to poetry, literature, and Northern antiquities. In 1810 he became assistant to his father in a parish in Jutland. The sermon he preached at his ordination, on the subject "Why has the Lord's word disappeared from His house," attracted much attention, which is rarely the case with "probationers'" sermons. On his father's death, in 1813, he returned to Copenhagen, and for eight years devoted himself mainly to literature. The poetry, both secular and religious, that he produced, drew from a friend the remark that "Kingo's harp had been strung afresh." In 1821 King Frederik vi. appointed him pastor of Prasloe, a parish in Seeland, from which he was the next year removed to Copenhagen, and made chaplain of St. Saviour's church in Christianshavn. From the time of his ordination he had been deeply impressed with Evangelical church sentiments, in opposition to the fashionable Rationalism and Erastianism of the day; and adhered to the anti-rationalist teaching of Hauge, whose death at this time (1824) seemed to be a call to Grundtvig to lift up his voice. An opportunity soon presented itself; Professor Clausen brought out a book entitled Katholicismens og Protestantismens Forfatning, Ldre, og Ritus ("The condition, teaching, and ritual of Catholicism and Protestantism"). This book was replete with the Erastian Rationalism which was so especially distasteful to Grundtvig, who forthwith, in his Kirkens Gjenmsele ("The Church's Reply," 1825), strongly opposed its teaching, and laid down truer principles of Christian belief, and sounder views of the nature of the Church. This caused a sensation: Grandtvig (who had not spared his opponent) was fined 100 rixdollars, and the songs and hymns which he had written for the coming celebration of the tenth centenary of Northern Christianity were forbidden to be used. On this he resigned his post at St. Saviour's, or rather was forced to quit it by a sentence of suspension which was pronounced in 1826, and under which he was kept for 13 years. He took the opportunity of visiting England in 1829, 30, and 31, and consulting its libraries, mainly with a view to a further insight into Northern antiquities, and to help his studies in the early English tongue. His edition of Cynewulfs beautiful poem of the Phenix from the Codex Exoniensis, the Anglo-Saxon (so-called) text, with a preface in Danish, and a fri Fordanskning (free rendering in Danish), published in 1840*, is a result of this journey and enforced leisure. Tired of his long silence, his numerous friends and admirers proposed to erect a church for him, and form themselves into an independent congregation, but this was not permitted. He was allowed, however, to hold an afternoon service in the German church at Christianshavn. There ho preached for eight years, and compiled and wrote his hymn-book, Sang-Vdrk til den Danske Kirkce ("Song-work for the Danish Church"). He still worked on towards his object of raising the Christian body to which ho belonged from the condition of a mere slate establishment to the dignity of a gospel-teaching national church. In 1839 (the year of the death of King Frederik vr., and the accession of his cousin Chrisliem vni.) the suspension was removed, and he was appointed chaplain of the hospital Vartou, a position which he held till his death. In 1863 the king (Frederik vn.) conferred on him the honorary title of bishop. The good old man died suddenly, in his 89th year, on Sept. 2, 1872, having officiated the day before. As Kingo is the poet of Easter, and Brorson of Christmas, so Grundtvig is spoken of as the poet of Whitsuntide. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology,, p. 1001 (1907)

S. D. Rodholm

1877 - 1951 Person Name: Soren Damsgaard Rodholm Translator of "The sun now shines in all its splendor" in Hymns of the Rural Spirit Rodholm served as president of the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (1922-26), president of Grand View College, and professor and dean of the AELC Seminary. NN, Hymnary