Come O Lord Like Morning Sunlight

"Let the sea roar and all that fills it, the world and those who dwell in it!
Let the rivers clap their hands; together let the hills sing for joy.
Before the Lord, for He is coming to judge and rule the earth;
with righteousness will He judge and rule the world
and the peoples with equity."
(Psalm 98:7-9)

Epiphany

(1480)

Fernando Gallego

(1440-1507)

Castillan painter

Come O Lord, like morning sunlight

Making all life new and free;

For the daily task and challenge

May we rise renewed in Thee.

Come, O Lord, like ocean flood tides,

Flowing in-land from the sea;

As the waters fill the shallows,

May ours souls be filled with Thee.

Come, O Lord, like mountain breezes,

Fresh'ning in vale and lea;

In the heat and stress of duty

May our souls find strength in Thee.

Come, O Lord, like evening twilight,

Bringing peace on land and sea;

At the radiant close of labor

May our souls find rest in Thee.

"Come, O Lord, Like Morning Sunlight"
(1927)
Milton Smith Littlefield
(1864-1934)
American Presbyterian minister
and hymn writer
Music: "Trust"
(1840)
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
(1809-1847)
German composer