Hymn
Light of the Lonely
Light of the lonely pilgrim's heart,
Star of the coming day,
Arise, and with Thy morning beams
Chase all our griefs away.
Come blessed Lord, bid every shore
And answering island sing
The praises of Thy royal name,
And own Thee as their King.
Bid the whole earth, responsive now
To the bright world above,
Break forth in rapturous strains of joy
In memory of Thy love.
Lord, Lord, Thy fair creation groans,
The air, the earth, the sea,
In unison with all our hearts,
And calls aloud for Thee.
Come, then, with all Thy quickening power,
With one awakening smile,
And bid the serpent's trail no more
Thy beauteous realms defile.
Thine was the cross, with all its fruits
Of grace and peace Divine:
Be Thine the crown of glory now,
The palm of victory Thine.
Amen.
Light of the Lonely — Text from The Hymnal, 1895. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/light-of-the-lonely
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Light of the Lonely?
The words of Light of the Lonely were written by Edward Denny; the version here was published in 1895.
Is Light of the Lonely public domain?
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What is the metre of Light of the Lonely?
Light of the Lonely is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, At the Funeral of a Young Person, Life and Eternity and The Faithfulness of God.