Verse 1
Christ, whose glory fills the skies, (Ps. 19:1, Isa. 6:3)
Christ, the true, the only light, (John 1:9, John 8:12, John 9:5)
Sun of righteousness, arise, (Mal. 4:2, Isa. 60:1-2)
Triumph o’er the shades of night: (John 1:5)
Day-Spring from on high, be near: (Luke 1:78)
Day-Star, in my heart appear. (II Pet. 1:19, Rev. 2:28, Rev. 22:16)
Verse 2
Dark and chearless is the morn
Unaccompanied by thee,
Joyless is the day’s return,
Till thy mercy’s beams I see; (Ps. 130:6, Is. 58:8)
Till they inward light impart,
Glad my eyes, and warm my heart. (II Cor. 4:6, Luke 24:32)
Verse 3
Visit then this soul of mine,
Pierce the gloom of sin, and grief,
Fill me, radiancy divine, (II Cor. 4:6)
Scatter all my unbelief, (Mark 9:24)
More and more thyself display
Shining to the perfect day. (Prov. 4:18)