Verse 1
A-rise and shine in splen-dor;
let night to day sur-ren-der.
Your light is draw-ing near.

A-bove, the day is beam-ing,
in match-less beau-ty gleam-ing;
the glo-ry of the Lord is here.

Verse 2
See earth in dark-ness ly-ing,
the hea-then na-tions dy-ing
in hope-less gloom and night.

To you the Lord of heav-en—
your life, your hope—has giv-en
great glo-ry, hon-or and de-light.

Verse 3
The world’s re-mot-est rac-es,
up-on whose wea-ry fac-es
the sun looks from the sky,

Shall run with zeal un-tir-ing,
with joy Your light de-sir-ing
that breaks up-on them from on high.

Verse 4
Lift up your eyes in won-der—
see, na-tions gath-er yon-der
from sin to be set free.

The world has heard Your sto-ry;
her sons come to Your glo-ry;
her daugh-ters haste Your light to see.

Verse 5
Your heart will leap for glad-ness
when from the realms of sad-ness
they come from near and far.

Your eyes will wake from slum-ber
as peo-ple with-out num-ber
re-joice to see the Morn-ing Star.

“Arise and Shine in Splendor” words by Martin Opitz (tr. Gerhard Gieschen) ©1941 Concordia Publishing House, music by Heinrich Isaac in the public domain. Used by permission. LSB HymnLicense.net #100014212.