Morning star, thy cheering light

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Morning star, thy cheering light

Author: Angelus Silesius; Translator: Martin Hauser
Tune: HAGEN
Published in 9 hymnals

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1 Morning Star, your cheering light
can dispel the gloom of night.
Morning Star, your cheering light
can dispel the gloom of night;
Jesulein, come and shine;
come and shine, Jesulein,
in this darksome heart of mine.

2 Your most radiant, glorious light
far exceeds the sun so bright;
your most radiant, glorious light
far exceeds the sun so bright;
you shall be, Jesulein,
Jesulein, you shall be
as a thousand suns to me.

3 Your abundant, joyful ray -
we will follow in its way;
your abundant, joyful ray -
we will follow in its way;
fairest star, near and far;
near and far, fairest star,
Christ as God we now revere.

4 Shining soul, true light divine,
come without delay an shine;
shining soul, true light divine,
come without delay and shine;
come and shine, Jesulein,
Jesulein, come and shine
in my heart, Lord Jesus, shine.

Source: Moravian Book of Worship #323

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Author: Angelus Silesius

Pen name of Johann Scheffler… Go to person page >

Translator: Martin Hauser

Rev. Martin Hauser (Houser) was born in Bethania (Forsyth County), North Carolina on September 23, 1799 and died September (or October) 25, 1875 in Hope, Indiana, but was buried at West Salem, Illinois. He founded Moravian churches in Hope, Indiana (1830) and in West Salem, Illinois. Dave Blum, Moravian Music Foundation, from "Martin Hauser and the Moravian economy at Hope, Indiana, 1829-1836", Charles Thomas Biggs (1972) Go to person page >

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First Line:	Morning star, thy cheering light
German Title:	Morgenstern auf finstre Nacht
Author:	Angelus Silesius
Translator:	Martin Hauser
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain