Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: What glory gilds the sacred page
Topic: The Holy Scriptures
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: George Kingsley
Meter: CM
Tune: Heber
Hymn Number: 8
Page Number: 007, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsWhat glory gilds the sacred page,
Majestic like the sun!
It gives a light to every age--
It gives, but borrows none.
The hand that gave it, still supplies
His gracious light and heat;
His truths upon the nations rise--
They rise, but never set.
Let everlasting thanks be thine
For such a bright display,
As makes the world of darkness shine
With beams of heavenly day.
My soul rejoices to pursue
The paths of truth and love,
Till glory breaks upon my view
In brighter worlds above.