187. O'er the Distant Mountains Breaking

1 O'er the distant mountains breaking,
Comes the redd'ning dawn of day;
Rise, my soul, from sleep awaking,
Rise, and sing, and watch, and pray;
'Tis thy Saviour,
On His bright returning way.

2 Come, Thou Long-expected, weary
Waits my anxious soul for Thee,
Life is dark, and earth is dreary,
Where Thy light I do not see;
O my Saviour,
When wilt Thou return to me?

3 Nearer is my soul's salvation,
Spent the night, the day at hand;
Keep me, in my lowly station,
Watching for Thee, till I stand,
O my Saviour,
In Thy bright, Thy promised land,

4 With my lamp well trimmed and burning,
Swift to hear and slow to roam,
Watching for Thy glad returning
To restore me to my home--
Come, my Saviour,
Thou hast promised, quickly come!

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: O'er the distant mountains breaking
Title: O'er the Distant Mountains Breaking
Author: John Samuel Bewley Monsell (1863)
Meter: 8 7, 8 7, 4 7.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1937
Scripture: ;
Topic: Church Year: Trinity Season; Advent, First Sunday; Trinity, Twenty-seventh Sunday (3 more...)
Tune Information
Name: ST. RAPHAEL
Composer: Edward John Hopkins, (1818-1901).
Meter: 8 7, 8 7, 4 7.
Key: G Major



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