dayspring
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dayspring
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at day, spring
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Little old Uncle Saltiel worshiped him, his disreputable cronies idolized him, thought him a dayspring from on high, a light to lighten his people.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the morning, at the dayspring, I wakened, shivering; lo, The white garden that blossomed at my feet Was a garden hidden in snow.
From Goblins and Pagodas by John Gould Fletcher
Dark, dark hath been the midnight, But dayspring is at hand, And glory, glory dwelleth In Immanuel's land.
From Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul by James Mudge
My Child, of might indwelling, My sweet, all sweets excelling, Of bliss the fountain flowing, The dayspring ever glowing My darling, etc.
From In The Yule-Log Glow—Book 3 Christmas Poems from 'round the World by Harrison S. (Harrison Smith) Morris
At a first hearing of "Also Sprach Zarathustra," it seemed as though the very dayspring had descended into the orchestra to make that famous, brassy opening passage.
From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Paul Rosenfeld
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