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THE LIGHT OF THE NATIONS

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Sep 3, 1896

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 22, No. 35.

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THE LIGHT OF THE NATIONS.

By Mrs. L. D. Avery-Stuttle

BY MRS. L. D. AVERY-STUTTLE.
O Light of the Nations, thy splendor supernal, Still flashes o’er earth with its kindling ray, As it shines from the throne of the Father eternal, And turns the dark night to a glorious day!
O Light of the Nations, how blest and how glorious The bright Star of Bethlehem shone at thy birth! Let me dwell ’neath the blaze of thy Gospel victorious Till folds of thy banner encompass the earth.
O Light of the Nations, how bright was thy dawning, How fair shone thy light in the orient sky, When the bright Sun of Righteousness rose in the morning To glory more fair as the ages go by!
O Light of the Nations, how dark is the hour In Gethsemane’s garden which o’er thee must roll, When darkness and dread, with their terrible power, In blackness and horror encompass thy soul!
But, O, the glad light from thy sepulcher beaming, Which scattered the darkness and terrible gloom! And, O, the bright glory in radiance streaming As Christ, the Redeemer, arose from the tomb!
O Light of the Nations, soon, soon in thy glory Once more thou shalt visit the children of men! O, herald the tidings, proclaim the glad story, The Light of the Nations returneth again!
Battle Creek, Mich.