(PREMIERE PERFORMANCE)
Mack Wilberg
(Oxford University Press)
Light dawn on a weary world
When eyes begin to see all people’s dignity.
Light dawn on a weary world:
The promised day to justice comes.
Refrain:
The trees shall clap their hands;
The dry lands, gush with spring;
The hills and mountains shall break forth with singing!
We shall go out with joy,
And be led forth in peace,
As all the world in wonder echoes shalom.
Love grows in a weary world
When hungry hearts find bread
And children’s dreams are fed.
Love grows in a weary world;
The promised feast of plenty comes.
Refrain
Hope blooms in a weary world
When creatures, once forlorn, find wilderness reborn.
Hope blooms in a weary world:
The promised green of Eden comes.
Refrain
Mack Wilberg, adapted from hymn text by Mary Louise Bringle. “Light Dawns on a Weary World.” St. Olaf Christmas Festival 2016: Light Dawns, Hope Blooms. St. Olaf Choral Ensembles, directed by Anton Armstrong. St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, 2016.
Old Testament vs. New Testament
Old Testament Source Text
Titles for Jesus:
N/A – primarily Old Testament and secular texts in this song
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