Scripture Verse

The Gentiles shall come to Thy light, and kings to the brightness of Thy rising. Isaiah 60:3

Introduction

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Samuel Wesley (1810–1876)

Words: Will­iam San­ders and Hugh Bourne, in the Large Hymn Book for the Use of the Pri­mi­tive Me­tho­dists (Bem­ers­ley, near Tun­stall, Stoke-on-Trent, Eng­land: Pri­mi­tive Met­ho­dist Con­nex­ion, 1824), num­ber 387.

Music: Cam­bridge (Har­ris­on) Ralph Har­ris­on, 1784. Ar­ranged by Sam­uel S. Wes­ley, 1872 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Hugh Bourne (1772–1852)

Lyrics

Light of the Gen­tile race,
Appear in ev­ery heart;
And may the na­tions taste Thy grace,
And with their id­ols part.

Thou send’st Thy her­alds forth,
To preach in ev­ery land;
To east and west, to south and north,
They run at Thy com­mand.

Let Jews and Gen­tiles come,
And fall be­fore Thy throne;
O bring the wan­der­ing exiles home,
To Thee the great Three-One.

Now let Thy Gos­pel run,
And sin and Sa­tan fall,
That all who dwell be­neath the sun
May crown Thee Lord of all.