Hymn
God Her Everlasting Light
Hear what God the Lord hath spoken:
O my people, faint and few,
Comfortless, afflicted, broken,
Fair abodes I build for you.
Thorns of heartfelt tribulation,
Shall no more perplex your ways:
You shall name your walls salvation,
And your gates shall all be praise.
There, like streams that feed the garden,
Pleasures without end shall flow;
For the Lord, your faith rewarding,
All His bounty shall bestow.
Still in undisturbed possession,
Peace and righteousness shall reign:
Never shall you feel oppression,
Hear the voice of war again.
Ye no more your suns descending,
Waning moons no more shall see;
But, your griefs for ever ended,
Find eternal noon in Me.
God shall rise, and shining o'er you,
Change to day the gloom of night;
He, the Lord, shall be your Glory,
God your everlasting Light.
God Her Everlasting Light — Text from Church Book, 1890. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/god-her-everlasting-light
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote God Her Everlasting Light?
The words of God Her Everlasting Light were written by William Cowper; the version here was published in 1890. The library holds 16 more hymns by William Cowper, including Walking with God and Retirement and Meditation.
Is God Her Everlasting Light public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Church Book, published in 1890. 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 God Her Everlasting Light?
God Her Everlasting Light is in 8.7.8.7 D. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken, Lord, With Glowing Heart I'd Praise Thee and Take Me, O My Father, Take Me.