Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#161b

161b. 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,
Oh gently seek! Thy healing be
To every wounded conscience given,
And let them share the peace of heaven.

4 O make the deaf to hear Thy Word,
And help 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 those wandered 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 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
• Author: Johann Heermann (1630)
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (1858)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Twentieth Sunday after Trinity; The Church Year: Mission; Epiphany; The Third Sunday of Advent

Tune Information

• Name: RETREAT
• Composer: Thomas Hastings, Mus. Doc. (1840)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Key: C Major