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Sounding Joy 118

The Sacred Harp, 2012 Revised Cooper Edition

Composer: Justin Morgan, 1790
Poet: Isaac Watts, 1719
Meter: Short Meter (6,6,8,6)
Stanza Poetry Source by First Line
1
Behold, the morning sun
Begins his glorious way,
His beams through all the nations run,
And life and light convey.
Behold, the morning sun, Stanza 1
2
But when the gospel comes,
It spreads diviner light,
It calls dead sinners from their tombs,
And gives the blind their sight.
Behold, the morning sun, Stanza 2
3
My gracious God, how plain
Are Thy directions giv'n.
Oh, may I never read in vain,
But find the path to heav'n.
Behold, the morning sun, Stanza 4
4
While with my heart and tongue,
I spread Thy praise abroad,
Accept the worship and the song,
My Savior and my God.
Behold, the morning sun, Stanza 8