Hymns for Worship - 668.12

Title The Greater Light
Number 668.12
Hymnal Hymns For Worship (Revised)
Key Signature D
Starting Pitch DO
Starting Pitch Direction Down
Starting Beat 6
Time Signature 6/4

Print Small

Print Large

Lyrics

Verse 1

Above the earth and far away, God stationed two great lights, A greater light to rule the day, A lesser light the night. He set them high, and hour by hour, All men look up to see His unseen things: His endless pow'r, And His divinity.

Verse 2

Then shining down from God in heav'n; The greatest Light soon came; He burned into the heart of man And kindled there a flame. He said, "The light I shine in you, let it be shed abroad, So men will see the works you do And glorify your God."

Verse 3

O lesser lights, we shine not bright With glory of our own, But we reflect a greater Light: Bright glory from the Son! When men behold the lives we live, They see the Light above; And when they feel the warmth we give, They touch His greater love.

Stakeholders

Topics

Scriptures

Disclaimers

Copyrights

References