Upon the Gospel’s Sacred Page
Authors: John Bowring • Composers: R. Kreutzer • Meter: 8.8.8.8. • Language: English • Formats: lyrics, png • Copyright: Free PNG, Public Domain
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1. Upon the gospel’s sacred page
The gathered beams of ages shine;
And, as it hastens, ev’ry age
But makes it brightness more divine.
2. On mightier wing, in loftier flight,
From year to year does knowledge soar;
And, as it soars, the gospel’s light
Becomes effulgent more and more.
3. More glorious, still, as centuries roll,
New regions blest, new pow’rs unfurled,
Expanding with the expanding soul,
Its radiance shall o’erflow the world:
4. Flow to restore, but not destroy;
As when the cloudless lamp of day
Pours out its floods of light and joy,
And sweeps the ling’ring mists away.