Scripture Verse

Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. Isaiah 60:1

Introduction

Words: Ad­am Craig, in Songs for Young Peo­ple, by Ed­win Excell (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Curts & Jen­nings, 1897), num­ber 22.

Music: Ed­win O. Ex­cell (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Craig (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

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Edwin O. Excell (1851–1921)

Lyrics

O hear me while I tell you
What Je­sus did for me,
He brought me out of dark­ness,
To light and li­ber­ty;
He filled my heart with sun­shine;
I’m hap­py as can be;
His glo­ry fills my soul.

Refrain

His glo­ry, His glo­ry,
His glo­ry fills my soul;
His glo­ry, His glo­ry,
His glo­ry fills my soul.

He led me to the foun­tain,
And washed away my sin;
He clothed me in white rai­ment,
And cleansed my heart with­in;
He is my bless­èd Sav­ior;
I give my life to Him;
His glo­ry fills my soul.

Refrain

He drove out sin and Sa­tan,
And filled my heart with love;
He made my an­gry spi­rit
As gen­tle as a dove;
My life o’er­flows with glad­ness,
The earth’s like Heav’n above;
His glo­ry fills my soul.

Refrain

I ne­ver was so ha­ppy,
I’m free from ev­ery care;
For Je­sus tra­vels with me,
My bur­dens all to share;
And if I’m faith­ful to Him,
A gold­en crown I’ll wear;
His glo­ry fills my soul.

Refrain

O sin­ner, come to Je­sus,
And to Him bend the knee;
You can­not buy sal­va­tion,
The of­fer’s full and free;
Upon the cross of Cal­v’ry,
He died for you and me;
His glo­ry fills my soul.

Refrain