Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#170

170. A glory gilds the sacred page

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 Hand that gave it still supplies
The gracious light and heat.
His truths upon the nations rise;
They rise, but never set.

3 Let everlasting thanks be Thine,
For such a bright display
As makes a world of darkness shine
With beams of heavenly day.

4 My soul rejoices to pursue
The steps of Him I love,
Till glory break upon my view
In brighter worlds above.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: A glory gilds the sacred page
• Author: William Cowper (1779)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Word

Tune Information

• Name: ST. ETHELDREDA
• Composer: Thomas Turton (1860)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: F Major