672 O very God of very God

1 O very God of very God, and very Light of Light, whose feet this earth's dark valley trod that so it might be bright:

2 Our hopes are weak, our fears are strong, thick darkness blinds our eyes; cold is the night; thy people long that thou, their Sun, wouldst rise.

3 And even now, though dull and gray, the east is brightening fast, and kindling to the perfect day that never shall be past.

4 O guide us till our path is done, and we have reached the shore where thou, our everlasting Sun, art shining evermore!

5 We wait in faith, and turn our face to where the daylight springs, till thou shalt come our gloom to chase, with healing in thy wings.