Trinity Hymnal ‎#296

296. 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 And all who else have strayed from thee,
O gently seek; thy healing be
To ev'ry wounded conscience giv'n;
And let them also share thy heav'n.

3 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.

4 Shine on the darkened and the cold;
Recall the wand'rers from thy fold;
Unite those now who walk apart;
Confirm the weak and doubting heart.

5 So they with us may evermore
Such grace with wond'ring thanks adore,
And endless praise to thee be giv'n
By all the church in earth and heav'n.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Christ, our true and only Light
• Author: Johann Heermann (1630)
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (1868)
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  John 9:5
  ;
  John 10:27
  ;
  2 Corinthians 4:6
• Topic: Backsliding; Calling; Christ: The Light; The Church: The Kingdom of God; The Church: Unity or

Tune Information

• Name: BRESLAU
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Ars hymnodus sacer, Leipzig, 1625, alt.