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SDA Hymnal 345

Christ Is the World's True Light

Words: George Wallace BriggsMusic: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]10.4.10.4.10.10

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1Christ is the world's true light, Its captain of salvation, The day-star clear and bright Of every man and nation; New life, new hope awakes Wher'er men own His sway; Freedom her bondage breaks, And night is turned to day.

2In Christ all races meet, Their ancient feuds forgetting, The whole round world complete, From sunrise to its setting: When Christ is throned as Lord, Men shall forsake their fear, To plow-share beat the sword, To pruning-hook the spear.

3One Lord, in one great name Unite us all who own Thee; Cast out our pride and shame That hinder to enthrone Thee; The world has waited long, Has travailed long in pain, To heal its ancient wrong, Come, Prince of Peace, and reign.

Music
[unclear]
Tune
[unclear]
Meter
10.4.10.4.10.10
Scripture
John 8:12; Isaiah 2:4; Micah 4:3

The verse

Meter
51 · the hymnal prints 10.4.10.4.10.10
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 36% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

Christ is the world's true light, Its captain of salvation, The day-star clear and bright Of every man and nation; New life, new hope awakes Wher'er men own His sway; Freedom her bondage breaks, And night is turned to day./˘˘///˘/˘˘˘/˘˘??/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘////˘/??//˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/51A

Verse 2

In Christ all races meet, Their ancient feuds forgetting, The whole round world complete, From sunrise to its setting: When Christ is throned as Lord, Men shall forsake their fear, To plow-share beat the sword, To pruning-hook the spear.˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘///˘/˘//˘˘/˘//˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘///˘/˘???˘/50A

Verse 3

One Lord, in one great name Unite us all who own Thee; Cast out our pride and shame That hinder to enthrone Thee; The world has waited long, Has travailed long in pain, To heal its ancient wrong, Come, Prince of Peace, and reign.//˘/////˘/˘/////˘/˘/˘/˘˘??/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/51A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.