186. C. M. Cowper.
Light and Glory of the Word.
1A glory gilds the sacred page,
Majestic like the sun:
It gives a light to every age;
It gives, but borrows none.
2The hand that gave it still supplies
The gracious light and heat:
His truths upon the nations rise;
They rise, but never set.
3Let everlasting thanks be thine,
For such a bright display,
As makes a world of darkness shine
With beams of heavenly day.
4My soul rejoices to pursue
The steps of Him I love,
Till glory break upon my view
In brighter worlds above.