Scripture Verse

The Dayspring from on high hath visited us. Luke 1:78

Introduction

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Scott Werdebaugh (1951–)

Words: Ar­thur T. Rus­sell, in Hym­no­lo­gia Chris­ti­ana, ed­it­ed by Ben­ja­min H. Ken­ne­dy (Lon­don: Long­man, Green, Long­man, Ro­berts & Green, 1863), num­ber 109.

Music: Cha­mor­ro Scott Wer­de­baugh, 2017 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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© 2017 Scott Werdebaugh
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Lyrics

The pro­mised Star ap­peareth,
The Day­spring from above;
Our souls with light it cheer­eth,
The light of peace and love.
Christ, of a vir­gin born,
With His ce­les­tial bright­ness
Hath turned our night to morn.

O Lord, how con­des­cend­ing,
How mild Thy com­ing now!
But soon, the mount­ains rend­ing,
Thy voice the heav’ns shall bow.
Thou wilt ap­pear again
Upon a throne of glo­ry,
With end­less power to reign.

Lord, let us now re­ceive Thee
Within the will­ing heart,
And ne­ver may we grieve Thee
Nor tempt Thee to de­part.
Thy child­like spir­it give
To us, be­lov­ed Re­deem­er,
And still with­in us live.