DAYSPRING: morning or sunrise, the dawn of God’s kingdom and a metaphor for the Messiah, who will be the light of the world, banishing the hopelessness of darkness.
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Stanza 3:
O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death’s dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
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Through the heartfelt mercies of our God,
God’s Sunrise will break in upon us,
Shining on those in the darkness,
those sitting in the shadow of death,
Then showing us the way, one foot at a time,
down the path of peace.
Luke 1:78-79 The Message
And morning came … It still comes.
Our God is here, Emmanuel, among us, always coming towards us,
always standing behind us, always standing up for us,
always standing with us in solidarity in communion
asking us to come with Him now as disciple,
as follower, as believer, as a friend, as intimate beloved child of God,
now and forever.
Megan McKenna
When the sun rises, it rises for everyone.
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