Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: Jesus Sun of Righteousness
Topic: Home/Evening Hymns
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: Solon Wilder
Meter: 7 7 7 7 7 6 or 7s six lines
Tune: Oakland
Hymn Number: 788
Page Number: 297, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsJesus, Sun of Righteousness,
Brightest beam of love divine,
With the early morning rays
Do thou on our darkness shine,
And dispel with purest light
All our night, all our night.
Like the sun's reviving ray,
Make thy love with tender glow,
All our coldness melt away,
Warm and cheer us forth to go,
Gladly serve thee and obey
All the day, all the day.
Thou, our only Life and Guide!
Never leave us nor forsake:
In thy light may we abide,
Till th' eternal morning break,
Moving on to Zion's hill,
Homeward still, homeward still.