Morning Star, O cheering sight!
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1
Leader: Morning Star, O cheering sight!
Ere thou camest how dark earth's night!
All: Morning Star, O cheering sight!
Ere thou camest how dark earth's night!
Leader: Jesus mine,
All: in me shine;
Leader: In me shine,
All: Jesus mine.
Fill my heart with light divine.
2
Leader: Morning Star, thy glory bright
far excels the sun's clear light.
All: Morning Star, thy glory bright
far excels the sun's clear light.
Leader: Jesus be,
All: constantly,
Leader: Constantly,
All: constantly,
more than thousand suns to me.
3
Leader: Thy glad beams, thou Morning Star,
cheer the nations near and far.
All: Thy glad beams, thou Morning Star,
cheer the nations near and far.
Leader: Thee we own,
All: Lord alone,
Leader: Lord alone,
All: thee we own
our great Savior, God's dear Son.
4
Leader: Morning Star, my soul's true light,
tarry not, dispel my night.
All: Morning Star, my soul's true light,
tarry not, dispel my night.
Leader: Jesus mine,
All: in me shine;
Leader: In me shine,
All: Jesus mine.
Fill my heart with light divine.
In Moravian tradition, this is often sung as part of a Christmas Eve service, with a child as the leader. |
#214 in Hymnal: A Worship Book
Words: Johann
Scheffler, 1657; tr. Bennet Harbey Jr. 1885
Tune: "Hagen" Francis F. Hagen, 1836
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