1854 | The Cyber Hymnal#1855 | 1856 |
Text: | A Glory Gilds the Sacred Page |
Author: | William Cowper |
Tune: | BURLINGTON |
Composer: | John Freckleton Burrowes |
Media: | MIDI file |
1. A glory gilds the sacred page,
Majestic like the sun;
It gives a light to every age;
It gives, but borrows none.
2. The Spirit breathes upon the Word
And brings the truth to sight;
Precepts and promises afford
A sanctifying light.
3. The hand that gave it still supplies
The gracious light and heat;
His truths upon the nations rise;
They rise, but never set.
4. Let everlasting thanks be Thine
For such a bright display.
As makes a world of darkness shine
With beams of heavenly day.
5. My soul rejoices to pursue
The steps of Him I love,
Till glory breaks upon my view
In brighter worlds above.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | A glory gilds the sacred page |
Title: | A Glory Gilds the Sacred Page |
Author: | William Cowper (ca. 1770) |
Meter: | CM |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Notes: | Alternate tune: BELMONT, William Gardiner, 1812 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | BURLINGTON |
Composer: | John Freckleton Burrowes (1830) |
Meter: | CM |
Incipit: | 12343 26512 54576 |
Key: | E♭ Major |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Media | |
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Adobe Acrobat image: | Adobe Acrobat image (Cyber Hymnal) |
MIDI file: | MIDI File (Cyber Hymnal) |
Noteworthy Composer score: | Noteworthy Composer score (Cyber Hymnal) |
XML score: | XML score |