434 ~ O Golden Day
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O golden day, so long desired, Born of a darksome night, The waiting earth at last is fired By thy resplendent light. And hark! the promised heavenly chord Is heard from sea to sea, This song: One Master, Christ the Lord, And brethren all are we.
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The noises of the night shall cease, The storms no longer roar; The factious foes of love and peace Shall vex the soul no more. A thousand thousand voices sing The surging harmony; One Master, Christ, one Saviour King, And brethren all are we.
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Sing on, ye heralds of the morn, Your grand endeavor strain, Till Christian hearts estranged and torn, Blend in the glad refrain; And all the church, with all its powers, In loving loyalty, Shall sing: One Master, Christ, is ours, And brethren all are we.
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O golden day! the ages crown, Aglow with heavenly love, Rare day in prophecy's renown, On to thy zenith move, When earth and heaven with one accord, In full-voiced unity, Shall sing: One Master, Christ our Lord, And brethren all are we.