Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#46

46. Light of the anxious heart

1 Light of the anxious heart,
Jesus, Thy suppliants cheer;
Bid Thou the gloom of guilt depart,
And shed Thy sweetness here.

2 O happy he whose breast
Thou makest Thine abode;
Sweet Light that with the pure wilt rest,
For they shall see their God.

3 Brightness of God above,
Unfathomable grace,
Within our hearts implant thy love,
And fix Thy dwelling-place.

4 To lowly minds revealed,
Our Saviour we adore;
Like tribute to the Father yield
And Spirit, evermore.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Light of the anxious heart
• Author: Bernard of Clairvaux, d. 1153
• Translator: Robert Campbell (1850)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Church Year: Epiphany

Tune Information

• Name: GORTON
• Composer: Beethoven (1807)
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: A♭ Major