This hymn’s text was written by Charles Wesley (1707-1788) and first appeared in Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1740, under the title “Morning Hymn.” The imagery of light and darkness evokes the beginning of the life of faith with each new day and the inauguration of Jesus’ ministry in history. Therefore, the hymn is a fitting hymn of praise, especially during the Epiphany Season. It is also appropriate as the opening hymn of Morning Praise and Prayer. The tune first appeared in Johann Gottlob Werner’s Choralbuch, 1815. It was subsequently harmonized by William Havergal for inclusion in Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1861. Ratisbon is the old name for Regensburg, a lovely Bavarian city on the Danube.
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