Adventist Pioneer Library

Christ — Resurrection and Ascension

The morning kindles all the sky

  • No. 338
  • Words Ambrosian.
  • 5 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

The morning kindles all the sky,The heavens resound with anthems highThe shining angels, as they speed,Proclaim, "The Lord is risen indeed!"

2

Vainly with rocks his tomb was barred,While Roman warriors stood on guard.Majestic from the spoiled tombIn pomp of triumph, he has come!

3

When the amazed disciples heard,Their hearts with speechless joy were stirred;Their Lord's beloved face to see,Eager they haste to Galilee.

4

His piercèd hands to them he shows,His face with love's own radiance glows;They with the angels' message speed,And shout, "The Lord is risen indeed!"

5

O Christ, thou King compassionate!Our hearts possess, on thee we wait;Help us to render praises due,To thee the endless ages through!

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «338» (large) with the reference line «108 514, 592.» in italics beside it (no comma after «108» in the print; sing to the tune of hymn 108, 514 or 592), in the right column of p. 112 below hymn 337 and «Samuel Medley.»; stanzas 1–5 in the right column, then «Ambrosian.» in italics. The first word «THE» is set in small capitals (capital T + small capitals); written normal here. The stanza numbers are printed without a period («1» … «5»); written «1.» … here as in the other deliveries of this book. Stanza 1 line 2 ends without punctuation in the print («anthems high»); kept so. Stanza 3 line 2 runs over into a turnover line («were / stirred;»); joined here. «piercèd» is printed with a grave accent on the «e». The print sets a thin space before «!», «;» and before the closing quotation mark («indeed !"», «come !», «stirred ;», «glows ;», «compassionate !», «wait ;», «through !»); it is closed up here. The printer's curly quotation marks and apostrophes are written straight («"The Lord is risen indeed!"», «Lord's», «love's», «angels'»). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Christ — Resurrection and Ascension · No. 338 · printed page 112
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01