The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#437

437. O blessed Sun, whose splendor

1 O blessed Sun, whose splendor
Dispels the shades of night;
O Jesus, my defender,
My soul's supreme delight,--
Though fortune should bereave me
Of all I love the best,
If Thou Thy love still leave me,
I freely give the rest.

2 I know no life divided,
O Lord of life, from Thee;
In Thee is life provided
For all mankind and me;
I know no death, O Jesus,
Because I live in Thee;
Thy death it is which frees us
From death eternally.

3 I fear no tribulation,
Since, whatsoe'er it be,
It makes no separation
Between my Lord and me.
If Thou, my God, my teacher,
Vouchsafe to be my own,
Though poor, I shall be richer
Than monarch on his throne.

4 If, while on earth I wander,
My heart is light and blest,
Ah, what shall I be yonder,
In perfect peace and rest?
O blessed thought in dying,
We go to meet the Lord,
Where there shall be no sighing,
A kingdom our reward.

Text Information

• First Line: O blessed Sun, whose splendor
• Author: Richard Massie
• Author: Carl Johann Philipp Spitta
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church Year: Tenth Sunday after Trinity; Abiding in Christ

Tune Information

• Name: [O blessed Sun, whose splendor]
• Composer: F. Mendelssohn
• Meter: 7, 6. 8L.
• Key: E♭ Major