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LIGHT OF THE WORLD.
Light of the world, the very sun and moon
Are dim to that dear shining,
Which in my darkness is a dazzling boon;
These blind feet know the vision cometh soon,
And gives a sweeter shrining.
Ah, ere I cry blank walls in pity break,
The gloom is more than splendour for Thy sake.
Are dim to that dear shining,
Which in my darkness is a dazzling boon;
These blind feet know the vision cometh soon,
And gives a sweeter shrining.
Ah, ere I cry blank walls in pity break,
The gloom is more than splendour for Thy sake.
Night is no night to Thee, clearer than day
It dawneth into blessing;
The shadows mark but milestones on the way
Where I must tarry while I sing or pray,
They are Thine arms caressing.
Thou dost a moment hide me in Thy Breast,
To learn the beauty of a heart at rest.
It dawneth into blessing;
The shadows mark but milestones on the way
Where I must tarry while I sing or pray,
They are Thine arms caressing.
Thou dost a moment hide me in Thy Breast,
To learn the beauty of a heart at rest.
Light of the world, there is no earthly cloud
Can raise a severing curtain
Between me and Thy Love in mercy bowed;
A wedding robe shapes from the funeral shroud,
All life is glory certain.
Now I am filled with something more than sight,
And every chamber of my soul is light.
Can raise a severing curtain
Between me and Thy Love in mercy bowed;
A wedding robe shapes from the funeral shroud,
All life is glory certain.
Now I am filled with something more than sight,
And every chamber of my soul is light.
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