Religion
Song of Solomon 6:10: Lo, the church with gradual light
From Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures (1762) · Osborn ed., vol. 9 (1870)
Lo, the church with gradual light
Her opening charms displays,
After a long dreary night
Looks forth with glimmering rays.
Scarce perceptible appears.
Until the Day-spring from on high
All the face of nature cheers,
And gladdens earth and sky.
Fair as the unclouded moon,
With borrow'd rays she shines.
Shines, but ah! she changes soon,
And when at full declines,
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Wesley, Charles. “Song of Solomon 6:10: Lo, the church with gradual light.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3368/.
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Wesley, Charles. “Song of Solomon 6:10: Lo, the church with gradual light.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wesley_c/3368/.
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