Text: | Light of light, enlighten me |
Author: | Benjamin Schmolck, 1672 - 1737 |
Translator: | Catherine Winkworth, 1829-78 |
Tune: | MEINHOLD |
1 Light of light, enlighten me,
Now anew the day is dawning;
Sun of grace, the shadows flee,
Brighten thou this holy morning;
With thy joyous sunshine blest,
Happy is my day of rest.
2 Fount of all our joy and peace,
To thy living waters lead me;
Thou from earth my soul release,
And with grace and mercy feed me;
Bless thy word, that it may prove
Rich in fruits that thou dost love. A-men.
3 Hence all care, all vanity,
For the day to God is holy;
Come, thou glorious Majesty,
Deign to fill this temple lowly;
Naught today my soul shall move,
Simply resting in thy love.
4 Let me with my heart today,
Holy, holy, holy, singing,
Rapt awhile from earth away,
All my soul to thee upspringing,
Have a foretaste inly given
How they worship thee in heaven.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Light of light, enlighten me |
Translator: | Catherine Winkworth, 1829-78 |
Author: | Benjamin Schmolck, 1672 - 1737 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1958 |
Topic: | The Church Year: Pentecost - The Holy Ghost; The Church: Worship - The Lord's Day |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | MEINHOLD |
Meter: | 7 8, 7 8, 7 7. |
Key: | F Major |
Source: | Luneburg Gesangbuch, 1686 |