LYRICS
| Meter: | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
| | Writer(s): | John Morisson & (1781) Scottish Paraphrases
| | Transl/Adapt: |
| | Dates: | 1781
| | Bible Refs: | Is 9:2-8
| Baptist Hymn Book
| 1962
| 110
| Hymns and Psalms with SA Sup.
| 1983
| 89
| Hymns Old & New, Complete Anglican Editi
| 2000
| 656
| Hymns Old & New, New Anglican Edition
| 1996
| 491
| Methodist Hymn Book - Hymns
| 1954
| 139
| New English Hymnal
| 1985
| 57
| Oxford Hymn Book
| 1925
| 72
| Songs of Praise
| 1925
| 370
| Songs of Praise, Enlarged Edition
| 1931
| 96
| The English Hymnal
| 1906
| 43
| The Hymn Book of Angl & Unit Ch Canada
| 1971
| 430
| Universal Hymn Book
| 1885
| 238
| Yattendon Hymnal
| 1900
| 71
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MUSIC
Baptist Hymn Book
| 110
| A
| Baptist Hymn Book
| 220
| A
| Hymns of Faith
| 284
| A
| Methodist Hymn Book - Hymns
| 307
| A
| Methodist Hymn Book - Hymns
| 575
| A
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, Standard
| 199
| A
| Hymns and Psalms with SA Sup.
| 234
| Ab
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Alternate Tunes
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| 1. The race that long
in darkness pined,
Have seen a glorious Light;
The people dwell in day, who dwelt
In death’s surrounding night.
2. To hail Thy rise, Thou better Sun,
The gathering nations come,
Joyous as when the reapers bear
The harvest treasures home.
3. For Thou our burden hast removed,
And quelled the oppressor’s sway,
Quick as the slaughtered
squadrons fell
In Midian’s evil day.
4. To us a Child of Hope is born,
To us a Son is given,
Him shall the tribes of earth obey,
Him all the hosts of heaven.
5. His Name shall be
the Prince of Peace,
Forevermore adored,
The Wonderful, the Counselor,
The great and mighty Lord.
6. His power increasing
still shall spread,
His reign no end shall know:
Justice shall guard His throne above,
And peace abound below.
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