The Morning Light Is Breaking

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"The Morning Light Is Breaking" is a 19th-century Christian hymn best known for its missionary theme and hopeful portrayal of the global spread of the gospel.

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instanceOf 19th-century hymn
Christian hymn
centuryOfOrigin 19th century
culturalContext 19th-century Protestant missions movement
genre Christian hymn
missionary hymn
imagery dawn
light overcoming darkness
intendedAudience Christian congregations
intendedUse congregational singing
language English
liturgicalUse evangelistic meetings
mission services
missionary conferences
narrativePerspective first person plural
portrayal optimistic view of global Christianity
religiousTradition Christianity
subject spread of the gospel to all nations
theme Christian missions
evangelism
global spread of the gospel
hope
tone hopeful
topic Christian missionary work
world evangelization

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Samuel Francis Smith wrote The Morning Light Is Breaking
Samuel Francis Smith notableWork The Morning Light Is Breaking