73 LENOX. H. M. LEWIS EDSON. 1748-1820. 4 1. Blow ye the trum-pet, blow, The glad-ly sol-emn sound; Let all the nations know, To earth's re-mot-est bound, 1. O ver-y God of very God, And ver-y Light of Light, Whose feet this earth's dark 3 And even now, though dull and grey, The east is bright'ning fast, And kindling to the perfect day, val-ley trod, That, so it might be bright; 4 Oh, guide us till our path is done, 2 Our hopes are weak, our fears are strong, Thick darkness blinds our eyes; Cold is the night, and oh! we long That Thou, our Sun, would'st rise. And we have reached the shore Where Thou, our Everlasting Sun, Art shining evermore. 5 We wait in faith, and turn our face dark-ness have lain ! Hushed be the ac-cents of sorrow and mourning: triumph begins her mild reign. 2 Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning, Long by the prophets of Israel foretold; Hail to the millions from bondage returning, Gentiles and Jews the blest vision behold. 3 Lo, in the desert rich flowers are springing; Streams ever copious are gliding along; Loud from the mountain-tops echoes are ringing 76 1 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us Star of the east, the horizon adorning, laid. 2 Cold on His cradle the dew-drops are shining; Low lies His bed with the beasts of the stall; Angels adore Him, in slumber reclining, 3 Say, shall we yield Him, in costly de- Odors of Edom, and offerings divine? Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean, Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine? 4 Vainly we offer each ample oblation, Vainly with gold would His favor secure: Wastes rise in verdure, and mingle in Richer, by far, is the heart's adoration; song. motion; Dawn on our darkness, and lend us Shouts of salvation are rending the Star of the east, the horizon adorning, sky. Thomas Hastings, 1880. Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid. Reginald Heber, 1811. |