Scripture Verse

God is love. 1 John 4:16

Introduction

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Richard W. Gilder (1844–1909)

Words: Ri­chard W. Gil­der (1844–1909).

Music: Nacht­lied Hen­ry T. Smart, 1872 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know when this hymn was writ­ten, or have a bet­ter pho­to of Smart,

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Henry T. Smart (1813–1879)

Lyrics

Through love to light! O won­der­ful the way
That leads from dark­ness to the per­fect day!
From dark­ness and from sor­row of the night
To morn that com­eth sing­ing o’er the sea.
Through love to light! through light, O God, to Thee,
Who art the love of love, th’eter­nal light of light!