298. Jesus, Sun of Righteousness

1 Jesus, Sun of Righteousness,
Brightest Beam of love divine,
With the early morning rays
Do Thou on our darkness shine,
And dispel, with purest light
All our long and gloomy night.

2 Like the sun's reviving ray,
May Thy love, with tender glow,
All our coldness melt away,
Warm and cheer us forth to go,
Thee to honor and obey
All our life's short earthly day!

3 Thou our only Hope and Guide!
Never leave us nor forsake:
In Thy light may we abide
Till the endless morning break,
Moving to Thy holy will
Onward, upward, homeward still!

Text Information
First Line: Jesus, Sun of Righteousness
Author: Christian Knorr, Baron von Rosenroth (1684)
Translator: Jane Borthwick (1855)
Meter: 7s. Six lines. No. 9
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: The Catechism: Morning; First Sunday of Advent
Notes: From the German text: Morgenglanz der Ewigkeit
Tune Information
Name: WELLS (Ich bete an die Macht der Liebe)
Composer: Demetrius Bortniansky (1822)
Key: D Major



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