Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#362

362. O Blessèd Sun whose splendor

1 O blessèd Sun, whose splendor
Dispels the shades of night;
O Jesus, my Defender,
My Soul's supreme delight,
Though fortune should bereave me
Of all I love the best,
If Thou Thy love still leave me,
I freely give the rest.

2 I know no life divided,
O Lord of life, from Thee;
In Thee is life provided
For all mankind and me;
I know no death, O Jesus,
Because I live in Thee;
Thy death it is which frees us
From death eternally.

3 I fear no tribulation,
Since, whatsoe'er it be,
It makes no separation
Between my Lord and me.
If Thou, my God and Teacher,
Vouchsafe to be my own,
Though poor, I shall be richer
Than monarch on his throne.

4 If, while on earth I wander,
My heart is light and blest,
Ah, what shall I be yonder,
In perfect peace and rest?
O blessèd thought in dying!
We go to meet the Lord,
Where there shall be no sighing,
A kingdom our reward.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Blessèd Sun whose splendor
• Author: Karl Johann Philipp Spitta (1833)
• Translator: Richard Massie (1860)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Christian Life: Communion with Christ

Tune Information

• Name: ST. CHRISTOPHER
• Composer: Frederick C. Maker (1881)
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D.
• Key: D♭ Major