The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#221

221. 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 every wounded conscience given,
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 wanderers 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.

Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #198

Text Information

• First Line: O Christ, our true and only light
• Author: J. Heermann (1630)
• Meter: L.M.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church Year: Epiphany; Jesus Christ: Our Light; Jesus Christ: Our Teacher; Missions

Tune Information

• Name: [O Christ, our true and only light]
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: J. Clauder's "Psalmodia Nova," 1630