Hymns · 1740

Christ, whose glory fills the skies, Christ the true

Made popular by John Wesley, Charles Wesley

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Hymnal / album Hymns and Sacred Poems (1740)

Publisher William Strahan

Copyright Public Domain (Disclaimer: This is not legal advice. The publication year, if correct, suggests that this work may be in public domain in the U.S..)

Notes Introduced in Hymns and Sacred Poems (1740), published by John and Charles Wesley (London: William Strahan, 1740). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 1 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1868), page 224.

Scripture connections

References

Verses this song directly draws from

Proverbs 4:18 Isaiah 60:1-2 Malachi 4:2 Luke 1:78 John 1:9 II Corinthians 4:6 II Peter 1:19

Allusions

Verses this song echoes or alludes to

Psalm 19:1 Psalm 130:6 Isaiah 6:3 Mark 9:24 Luke 24:32 John 1:5 John 8:12 John 9:5 Revelation 2:28 Revelation 22:16

Lyrics

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)