The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#613

613. True Light, that lightest all in heaven and earth

1 True Light, that lightest all in heaven and ,
Light us Thou Light divine;
Children thou mad'st us by a second birth.
children, O Lord, of Thine;
Heirs of a life undying,
The hidden life above,
Strong on Thy strength relying,
Safe in a Father's love.

2 The earth, erewhile so oft bedewed with tears,
Shall be, like man, new-born;
The heavens--unrolled through unimagined years--
Be bright with endless morn;
No room is there for sorrow,
Toll, trouble, want, or care,
None anxious for the morrow,--
There is no morrow there.

3 Light there, eternal light and life shall reign
O'er all without, within;
No stricken soul e'er bow beneath the pain
Of unforgotten sing;
The day shall have no ending,
No night its shadows cast,
All present gladness blending
With gladness in the past.

4 We darkly now, as in a mirror, see
These wondrous worlds on high;
Help us, O Lord, to live our life in Thee,
The life that cannot die;
Till heavenward ever soaring,
By Thy redeeming grace,
Before Thy throne adoring
We see Thee face to face.

Text Information

• First Line: True Light, that lightest all in heaven and earth
• Author: G. Thring (1888)
• Meter: 10, 6, 10, 6, 7, 6, 7, 6.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Last Things: The Heavenly Home; Heaven

Tune Information

• Name: [True Light, that lightest all in heaven and earth]
• Composer: M. Franck, 1580—1639
• Meter: 10, 6, 10, 6, 7, 6, 7, 6.
• Key: D Major