Wartburg Hymnal ‎#234

234. 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 whom in their secret minds
Some dark delusion haunts and blinds.

3 And all who else have strayed from Thee,
O gently seek! Thy healing be
To ev'ry wounded conscience giv'n,
And let them also share Thy heaven.

4 O 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 wand'rers from Thy fold,
Unite all those who walk apart,
Confirm the weak and doubting heart.

6 So they with us may evermore
Such grace with wond'ring 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
• Translator: C. Winkworth
• Author: J. Herrmann
• Publication Date: 1918
• Topic: Reformation, Church, Missions
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Translated from "O jesu Christe, wahres Licht" Tune: HERR JESU CHRIST, MEIN'S LEBENS LICHT

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