Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#52a

52a. O Christ, Our True and Only Light

1 O Christ, our true and only Light,
Illumine those who sit in night;
Let those afar now hear Thy voice,
And in Thy fold with us rejoice.

2 Fill with the radiance of Thy grace
The souls now lost in error's maze,
And all, O Lord, whose secret minds,
Some dark delusion hurts and blinds.

3 And all who else have strayed from Thee,
Oh, gently seek! thy healing be
To every wounded conscience given,
And let them also share Thy heaven.

4 Oh, make the deaf to hear Thy Word,
And teach the dumb to speak, dear Lord,
Who dare not yet the faith avow,
Though secretly they hold it now.

5 Shine on the darkened and the cold,
Recall the wanderers to Thy fold,
Unite those who now walk apart,
Confirm the weak and doubting heart.

6 So they with us may evermore
Such grace with wondering thanks adore.
And endless praise to Thee be given,
By all Thy church in earth and heaven.

Text Information

• First Line: O Christ, our true and only Light
• Title: O Christ, Our True and Only Light
• Author: Johann Heerman, 1585-1647 (1630)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Epiphany
• Notes: First Tune

Tune Information

• Name: O JESU MEIN CHRIST, MEINS LEBENS LICHT
• Meter: L. M.
• Source: Nürnberger Gesangbuch