Hymn
The Morning Light is Breaking
The morning light is breaking,
The darkness disappears;
The sons of earth are waking
To penitential tears;
Each breeze that sweeps the ocean
Brings tidings from afar
Of nations in commotion,
Prepared for Zion's war.
See heathen nations bending
Before the God we love,
And thousand hearts ascending
In gratitude above;
While sinners, now confessing,
The Gospel call obey
And seek the Savior's blessing,
A nation in a day.
Blest river of salvation,
Pursue thy onward way;
Flow thou to ev'ry nation,
Nor in thy richness stay;
Stay not till all the lowly
Triumphant reach their home;
Stay not till all the holy
Proclaim, The Lord is come!
Amen.
The Morning Light is Breaking — Text from American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-morning-light-is-breaking
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Morning Light is Breaking?
The words of The Morning Light is Breaking were written by Samuel Francis Smith; the version here was published in 1930. The library holds 6 more hymns by Samuel Francis Smith, including Sister, thou wast mild and lovely and Yes, My Native Land.
Is The Morning Light is Breaking public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from American Lutheran Hymnal, published in 1930. 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 Morning Light is Breaking?
The Morning Light is Breaking is in 7.6.7.6 D. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Jesus Passing, O Word of God Incarnate and Another Year Is Dawning.