Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: Yes we trust the day is breaking
Topic: The Church/Its Growth and Future Triumphs
Writer: <no first name given> Kelly
Composer:
Meter: 8s 7s and 4
Tune:
Hymn Number: 603
Page Number: 363, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsYes, we trust the day is breaking;
Joyful times are near at hand;
God, the mighty God, is speaking,
By his word, in every land:
When he chooses,
Darkness flies at his command.
While the foe becomes more daring,
While he enters like a flood,
God, the Saviour, is preparing
Means to spread his truth abroad:
Ev'ry language
Soon shall tell the love of God.
O, 't is pleasant, 't is reviving
To our hearts, to hear, each day,
Joyful news, from far arriving,
How the gospel wins its way,
Those enlight'ning
Who in death and darkness lay.
God of Jacob, high and glorious,
Let the people see thy hand;
Let the gospel be victorious,
Through the world, in every land;
Then shall idols
Perish, Lord, at thy command.