1 Lo! the day of days is here!
Brightest Sabbath of the year!
Sing we hymns of gladdest cheer,
Praising Thee, our Father!
Not of earth, the light, alone;
Not of man, the music’s tone;
Angels sing around Thy throne,
Praising Thee, our Father!
2 In that blessèd light abide
Saints, with Jesus glorified,
And the friends we thought had died,
Praising Thee, our Father!
Christ and all dear souls above,
Who in realms immortal move,
Bless with us Thy boundless love,
Praising Thee, our Father!
3 So let all our voices ring,
And the flowers their beauty bring,
To adorn our worshipping—
Praising Thee, our Father!
And forever we confess
Thy great love and holiness,
And Thy fadeless glory bless,
Praising Thee, our Father!
Source: The Cyber Hymnal #15581
Born: 1830, Altrincham, Manchester, England,
Died: December 21, 1903, Hampstead, Middlesex, England.
Buried: Hale, Cheshire, England.
Son of John and Sarah Herford, Brooke received his early education in Manchester, at the school of John Relly Beard. At age 14, he left school and went into his father’s counting house for four years. As he became engaged with the local Sunday School, and at the Mosley Street Mission School, he eventually decided upon the ministry as a career. At age 18, he enrolled at Manchester New College (now at Oxford, but then at Manchester). At age 21, he began preaching at Todmorden, Yorkshire and, as his college would not support him, he withdrew from school to be a full time minister. After five years at Todm… Go to person page >
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