Hymn
Day Dawns on the Night of the Grave
Shall man, O God of light and life,
Forever moulder in the grave?
Canst Thou forget Thy glorious work,
Thy promise and Thy pow'r to save?
Shall life revisit dying worms,
And spread the joyful insect's wing!
And, oh! shall man awake no more
To see Thy face, Thy name to sing?
Cease, cease, ye vain desponding fears!
When Christ, our Lord, from darkness sprung,
Death, the last foe, was captive led,
And heav'n with praise and wonder rung.
Him, the First-Fruits, His chosen sons
Shall follow from the vanquished grave;
He mounts His throne, the King of kings,
His Church to quicken and to save.
Faith sees the bright, eternal doors
Unfold to make His children way;
They shall be clothed with endless life,
And shine in everlasting day.
The trump shall sound, the dust awake;
And from the tomb the slumb'rers spring;
Through heav'n the joyful myriads rise,
And hail their Savior and their King.
Day Dawns on the Night of the Grave — Text from Evangelical Lutheran hymnal, 1908. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/day-dawns-on-the-night-of-the-grave
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Day Dawns on the Night of the Grave?
The words of Day Dawns on the Night of the Grave were written by Timothy Dwight; the version here was published in 1908. The library also holds I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord, another hymn by Timothy Dwight.
Is Day Dawns on the Night of the Grave public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Evangelical Lutheran hymnal, published in 1908. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Day Dawns on the Night of the Grave?
Day Dawns on the Night of the Grave is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, As thy Days, So Shall thy Strength Be, Joy in Heaven For a Repenting Sinner and The Commission.