 | The poetical works of Samuel Woodworth |  |
BRIGHT IS THE WORD.
Bright is the Word, 'tis light divine,
A Sun that will for ever shine,
To light us o'er the pathless sand,
From Egypt to the promised land.
Then swell the anthem to its Author's praise,
Who through the world extends its cheering rays.
A Sun that will for ever shine,
To light us o'er the pathless sand,
From Egypt to the promised land.
Then swell the anthem to its Author's praise,
Who through the world extends its cheering rays.
Clear is the Word, whose living stream,
Reflecting love's celestial beam,
Through every sterile desert rolls,
Imparting life to dying souls;
The tree of life adorns its verdant brink,
It flows to all—and all may freely drink.
Reflecting love's celestial beam,
Through every sterile desert rolls,
Imparting life to dying souls;
The tree of life adorns its verdant brink,
It flows to all—and all may freely drink.
Then let the grateful anthem rise
To God, the only good and wise,
Who bids the heathen hear his voice,
And in his boundless love rejoice.
The light shall spread, the bounteous river flow,
Till all the earth a Saviour's love shall know.
To God, the only good and wise,
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And in his boundless love rejoice.
The light shall spread, the bounteous river flow,
Till all the earth a Saviour's love shall know.
| The poetical works of Samuel Woodworth | |