and touch the fu­ture vast

The phrase "and touch the fu­ture vast" resonates through 2 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“and touch the fu­ture vast”· 2 hymns found
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Shine forth, and let the dark­ling past be­neath Thy beam grow bright;
Beneath Thy beam grow bright;

and touch the fu­ture vast

Light up Thy Word; the fet­tered page from kill­ing bond­age free;
With Thine un­trou­bled light.

O Lord of Life (Gladden)

lyricist: Washington Gladden, 1897
Composer: English melody
Hymn 1

...Shine forth, and let the dark­ling past be­neath Thy beam grow bright;

Shine forth, and touch the fu­ture vast with Thine un­trou­bled light.

Light up Thy Word; the fet­tered page from kill­ing bond­age free;...

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Shine forth, and let the dark­ling past be­neath Thy beam grow bright;

Shine forth, and touch the fu­ture vast with Thine un­trou­bled light.

Light up Thy Word; the fet­tered page from kill­ing bond­age free;

O Lord of Life (Gladden)

Behold a Sower! from Afar

lyricist: Washington Gladden, 1897
Composer: Gottfried Fink, 1842
Hymn 2

...Beneath Thy beam grow bright;

Shine forth, and touch the fu­ture vast

With Thine un­trou­bled light....

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Beneath Thy beam grow bright;

Shine forth, and touch the fu­ture vast

With Thine un­trou­bled light.

Behold a Sower! from Afar

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