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Text: | Deck Thyself, My Soul, with Gladness |
Author: | Johann Franck |
Translator: | Catherine Winkworth |
Tune: | SCHMÜCKE DICH |
Composer: | Johann Crüger |
Media: | Audio recording |
1 Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness,
leave the gloomy haunts of sadness.
Come into the daylight’s splendor;
there with joy thy praises render
unto Christ, whose grace unbounded
hath this wondrous banquet founded.
High o’er all the heavens he reigneth,
yet to dwell with thee he deigneth.
2 Sun, who all my life dost brighten;
Light, who dost my soul enlighten;
Joy, the best that any knoweth;
Fount, whence all my being floweth;
at thy feet I cry, my Maker,
let me be a fit partaker
of this blessed food from heaven,
for our good, thy glory, given.
3 Jesus, bread of life, I pray thee,
let me gladly here obey thee;
never to my hurt invited,
be thy love with love requited.
From this banquet let me measure,
Lord, how vast and deep its treasure;
through the gifts thou here dost give me,
as thy guest in heaven receive me.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness |
Title: | Deck Thyself, My Soul, with Gladness |
Author: | Johann Franck (1649) |
Translator: | Catherine Winkworth (1863) |
Meter: | LMD |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1989 |
Scripture: | ; ; |
Topic: | The Sacraments and Rites of the Church: Eucharist (Holy Communion or The Lord's Supper); Adoration and Praise; Holy Communion |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | SCHMÜCKE DICH |
Composer: | Johann Crüger (1653) |
Meter: | LMD |
Key: | D Major |
Media | |
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Audio recording: | ![]() |