Author: Richard Massie; Carl Johann Philipp Spitta Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #437 (1913) Lyrics: 1 O blessed Sun, whose splendor
Dispels the shades of night;
O Jesus, my defender,
My soul's supreme delight,--
Though fortune should bereave me
Of all I love the best,
If Thou Thy love still leave me,
I freely give the rest.
2 I know no life divided,
O Lord of life, from Thee;
In Thee is life provided
For all mankind and me;
I know no death, O Jesus,
Because I live in Thee;
Thy death it is which frees us
From death eternally.
3 I fear no tribulation,
Since, whatsoe'er it be,
It makes no separation
Between my Lord and me.
If Thou, my God, my teacher,
Vouchsafe to be my own,
Though poor, I shall be richer
Than monarch on his throne.
4 If, while on earth I wander,
My heart is light and blest,
Ah, what shall I be yonder,
In perfect peace and rest?
O blessed thought in dying,
We go to meet the Lord,
Where there shall be no sighing,
A kingdom our reward. Topics: The Church Year Tenth Sunday after Trinity ; Abiding in Christ Tune Title: [O blessed Sun, whose splendor]
O blessed Sun, whose splendor
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