Upon the Gospel's Sacred Page

Verse 1

Upon the gospel's sacred page The gathered beams of ages shine; And, as it hastens, evEry age But makes its brightness more divine.

Verse 2

On mightier wing, in loftier flight, From year to year does knowledge soar; And, as it soars, the gospel light Becomes effulgent more and more.

Verse 3

More glorious, still, as centuries roll, New regions blest, new powers unfurled, Expanding with the expanding soul, Its radiance shall o'er-flow the world,–

Verse 4

Flow to restore, but not destroy; As when the cloudless lamp of day Pours out its flood of light and joy, And sweeps the lingering mists away. AMEN.