# “When the glorious morning comes” by Jonathan Edwards

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- Published: 2014-11-06T22:30:27-06:00
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“Is Christ Jesus the light of the world? What glorious times will those be when 
all nations shall submit themselves to Him, when this glorious light shall shine
into every dark corner of the earth, and shall shine much more brightly and gloriously
than ever before.

It will be like the rising of the sun after a long night of darkness, after the 
thick darkness had been ruling and reigning over all nations and poor mankind had
been groping about in gross darkness for many ages.

When this glorious morning comes, then those that never saw light before shall see
it and be astonished at its glory.

Then the world, which has been in a kind of dead sleep for this many ages, shall
rouse up and begin to open their eyes and look forth to behold this glorious light
of the world.

Then will the sweet music of God’s praises begin to be heard.”

–Jonathan Edwards, “Christ, the Light of the World,” in [_Sermons and Discourses 1720-1723, The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Vol. 10_](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300051360/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0300051360&linkCode=as2&tag=toletaupanre-20),
Ed. Wilson H. Kimnach (New Haven: Yale, 1992), 544. Edwards was 18 years old when
he preached this sermon. It may be [read here](http://edwards.yale.edu/archive?path=aHR0cDovL2Vkd2FyZHMueWFsZS5lZHUvY2dpLWJpbi9uZXdwaGlsby9nZXRvYmplY3QucGw/Yy45OjE5LndqZW8=)
in its entirety.

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