The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8430

8430. Renew Me, O Eternal Light

1 Renew me, O eternal Light,
And let my heart and soul be bright,
Illumined with the light of grace,
That issues from Thy holy face.

2 Destroy in me the lust of sin,
From all impureness make me clean;
O grant me power and strength, my God,
To strive against my flesh and blood.

3 Create in me a new heart, Lord,
That gladly I obey Thy Word,
And naught but what Thou wilt, desire;
With such new life my soul inspire.

4 Grant that I only Thee may love,
And seek those things which are above,
Till I behold Thee face to face,
O Light eternal, through Thy grace.

Text Information

• First Line: Renew me, O eternal Light
• Title: Renew Me, O Eternal Light
• Author: Johann F. Ruopp (1705)
• Translator: August Crull
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Tr.: Evangelical Lutheran Hymnbook (Baltimore: Harry Land, 1889)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune; HERR JESU CHRIST, MEIN'S, As Hymnodus Sacer

Tune Information

• Name: BRESLAU
• Meter: LM
• Key: A Major
• Source: As Hymnodus Sacer (Leipzig, Germany, 1625)
• Copyright: Public Domain