Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

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Horatius Bonar
1808–1889

Words: Ho­ra­ti­us Bo­nar, The Song of the New Cre­a­tion (Lon­don: James Nis­bet, 1872), pag­es 99–100, alt.

Music: Hugh H. Mc­Gra­na­han, 1894 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Hugh H. McGranahan
1854–1931

Lyrics

Out of darkness into light
Jesus calls the sons of night;
Out of midnight into day
Jesus bids us come away.

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Arise and shine!
Thy light is come;
The glory of the Lord
Is risen upon our gloom.
Arise and shine!
Thy light is come,
The glory of the Lord
Is risen upon our gloom.

From the prison house of sin,
From the power without, within,
From this mortal weariness,
Jesus calls to joy and peace.

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From this world’s alluring snares,
From its perils and its cares;
From its vanity and strife,
Jesus beckons us to life.

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From the vanity of youth
Into rest and love and truth,
Into joy that never palls,
Jesus now in mercy calls.

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