bright sun of right­eous­ness

The phrase "bright sun of right­eous­ness" resonates through 3 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“bright sun of right­eous­ness”· 3 hymns found
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Resound in their me­lo­di­ous strain.
The sun it­self arise!
He is my bread of life, fount­ain and spring;

bright sun of right­eous­ness

Appears the des­ert world to bless;
Salutes our won­der­ing eyes.
Horn of sal­va­tion—Je­sus for me.

Arise and Sing, Dispel Your Fears

lyricist: Anonymous, ca. 1860
Composer: Robert Earnshaw, 1918
Hymn 1

...Resound in their me­lo­di­ous strain.

Lo, the bright sun of right­eous­ness,

Appears the des­ert world to bless;...

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Resound in their me­lo­di­ous strain.

Lo, the bright sun of right­eous­ness,

Appears the des­ert world to bless;

Arise and Sing, Dispel Your Fears

Long Had the Nations Sat

lyricist: John Needham, 1768
Composer: John Goss, 1872
Hymn 2

...The sun it­self arise!

Jesus, bright sun of right­eous­ness,

Salutes our won­der­ing eyes....

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The sun it­self arise!

Jesus, bright sun of right­eous­ness,

Salutes our won­der­ing eyes.

Long Had the Nations Sat

Jesus for Me

Composer: William Kirkpatrick, 1885
Hymn 3

...He is my bread of life, fount­ain and spring;

Bright sun of right­eous­ness, day­star is He,

Horn of sal­va­tion—Je­sus for me....

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He is my bread of life, fount­ain and spring;

Bright sun of right­eous­ness, day­star is He,

Horn of sal­va­tion—Je­sus for me.

Jesus for Me

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