John 9:3, 437: Deprived of that celestial Light

Deprived of that celestial Light,
With stumbling steps we wander on,
And nothing find but grossest night,
And sin, and death, and hell begun.

That heavenly Light appear'd below,
Pass'd through this mortal life for me.
When doubly blind I could not know
My God, or my Redeemer see:
On me He cast a pitying look
VV' hich chased the shades of death away,
And all my chains of darkness broke.
And made my soul a child of day.