Church Hymnal 85
Eternal Light
Words: Thomas BinneyMusic: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]10.10.10.10
1Eternal Light! Eternal Light!
How pure the soul must be,
When, placed within Thy searching sight,
It shrinks not, but with calm delight
Can live, and look on Thee.
2The spirits that surround Thy throne
May bear the burning bliss;
But that is surely theirs alone,
Since they have never, never known
A fallen world like this.
3O how shall I, whose native sphere
Is dark, whose mind is dim,
Before the Ineffable appear,
And on my naked spirit bear
The uncreated beam?
4There is a way for man to rise
To that sublime abode:
An offering and a sacrifice,
A Holy Spirit's energies,
An Advocate with God.
- Words
- Thomas Binney
- Music
- [unclear]
- Tune
- [unclear]
- Meter
- 10.10.10.10
- Scripture
- 1 John 1:5; Hebrews 12:29
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.8.8.6 · the hymnal prints 10.10.10.10
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 63% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAAB
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