Hymn
When, streaming from the eastern skies
- Writer
- William Shrubsole
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8.8.8
When streaming from the eastern skies,
The morning light salutes my eyes,
O Sun of Righteousness divine,
On me with beams of mercy shine,
Chase the dark clouds of sin away,
And turn my darkness into day.
When to heaven's great and glorious King
My morning sacrifice I bring,
And, grieving o'er my guilt and shame,
Ask mercy, Savior, in Thy name;
My conscience sprinkle with Thy blood,
And be my advocate with God.
When each day's scenes and labors close,
And wearied nature seeks repose,
With pardoning mercy richly blest,
Guard me, my Savior, while I rest;
And as each morning's sun shall rise,
O lead me onward to the skies.
And at my life's last setting sun,
My conflict o'er, my labors done,
Jesus, Thy heavenly radiance shed,
To cheer and bless my dying bed;
And from death's gloom my spirit raise,
To see Thy face and sing Thy praise.
When, streaming from the eastern skies — Text from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book, 1918. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/when-streaming-from-the-eastern-skies
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote When, streaming from the eastern skies?
The words of When, streaming from the eastern skies were written by William Shrubsole; the version here was published in 1918.
Is When, streaming from the eastern skies public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book, published in 1918. 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 meter of When, streaming from the eastern skies?
When, streaming from the eastern skies is in 8.8.8.8.8.8. Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Sabbath Day Consecrated, God of the Gentiles and O Love Divine, What Hast Thou Done.