Hymn
The Interperter
The Spirit breathes upon the Word,
And brings the truth to sight;
Precepts and promises afford
A sanctifying light,
A sanctifying light.
A glory gilds the sacred page,
Majestic, like the sun:
It gives a light to ev'ry age;
It gives, but borrows none,
It gives, but borrows none.
The hand that gave it still supplies
The gracious light and heat;
His truths upon the nations rise;
They rise, but never set,
They rise, but never set.
Let everlasting thanks be Thine,
For such a bright display,
As makes a world of darkness shine
With beams of heav'nly day,
With beams of heav'nly day.
My soul rejoices to pursue
The steps of Him I love,
Till glory breaks upon my view
In brighter worlds above,
In brighter worlds above.
The Interperter — Text from The New Christian Hymnal, 1929. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-interperter
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Interperter?
The words of The Interperter were written by William Cowper; the version here was published in 1929. The library holds 16 more hymns by William Cowper, including Looking Upwards in a Storm and To Jesus, the crown of my hope.
Is The Interperter public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The New Christian Hymnal, published in 1929. 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 The Interperter?
The Interperter 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, Let saints on earth in concert sing and The Faithfulness of God.