A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) ‎#104

104. The Dayspring From on High

Darkness o’er the world was brooding
Sadder than Egyptian gloom;
Souls by myriads lay in slumber
Deep as of the sealed tomb.

Earth had lost the links which bound it
To the throne of light above;
Yet an eye was watching o’er it,
And that eye was full of love.

Like a glorious beam of morning,
Straight a ray pierced through the cloud,
Spirits mightily awakening
From their dark and heavy shroud.

Still that ray shines on and brightens,
Chasing mist and gloom away;
Happy they on whom it gathers
With its full and perfect day!

Text Information

• First Line: Darkness o'er the world was brooding
• Title: The Dayspring From on High
• Author: Gaskell
• Meter: 7s. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1866

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