Thine is the light

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1 Thine is the light!
From Thee true wisdom comes,
Which leads our hearts aright.
Thou art the Fount, from which all grace does flow
And brings us to Thy light.
Our souls, O Lord, Thou dost enlighten!
Thou art of life the precious fountain.
Thine is the light!

2 Thine is the strength!
True teachers for Thy fold
Thou dost provide, O Lord!
Thou dost impart salvation’s strength and pow’r
To him who speaks Thy word.
He plants and waters, light bestowing;
Thy blessings thereupon are flowing.
Thine is the strength!

3 Thy Spirit, Lord,
Renews our fainting souls;
Its help we do implore.
Our hearts oft seem to sink in deep repose
Till it does zeal restore.
For through the Holy Spirit’s guidance
We’re wakened unto true obedience
In Thee, our Lord!

4 Thy blessings flow
Upon the seeds of truth
Which in our hearts remain.
The shifting wind destroys the germ of life
And blows away the grain.
If in our hearts Thy seed has fallen,
The blessings for its growth were given
By Thee, our Lord!

5 The fruit is Thine!
The tender germs of life
Oft perish in distress.
Salvation’s fruit is ripened by Thy grace,
And Thou alone canst bless.
If in our youth we learn Thy wisdom
And reap the harvest in the autumn,
Thine is the fruit!

6 The praise be Thine,
Thou, Lord of righteousness;
Salvation comes from Thee!
In time of grace awaken us with zeal
That we may faithful be!
May we return to Thee rejoicing,
With Thy Redeemed ones ever singing:
Hallelujah!

Source: Zion's Harp: a collection of hymns and songs for the Apostolic Christian Church of America #122

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Author: Albert Knapp

Knapp, Albert, was born July 25, 1798, at Tübingen, where his father (1800, Oberamtmann at Alpirsbach in the Black Forest, and 1809, Oberamtmann at Rottweil) was then advocate at the Court of Appeal. In the autumn of 1814 he entered the Theological Seminary at Maulbronn, and in 1816 the Theological College at Tübingen, where he also graduated M.A. at the University. In November, 1820, he became assistant clergyman at Feuerbach, near Stuttgart; and in July, 1821, at Gaisburg, near Stuttgart. He was appointed, in Feb., 1825, diaconus (Heifer) at Sulz on the Neckar, and also pastor of the neighbouring village of Holzhausen; in June, 1831, archidiaconus at Kirchheim-unter-Teck, along with Bahnmaier (q.v.); in May, 1836, diaconus of the Hospit… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Thine is the light
Original Language:	German
Author:	Albert Knapp
Language:	English
Publication Date:	2003
Copyright:	This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 2003.