How Brightly Beams the Morning Star =================================== w&m: Philipp Nicolai, 1599 Tune: Wie Schon Leuchtet Meter: 8.8.7.8.8.7.4.8.4.8. {Other titles: (1) O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright (2) All Hail to Thee, Blessed Morning (3) Var Halsad Skona Morgonstund (Swedish)} [Verse 1] How brightly beams the morning star! What sudden radiance from afar Aglow with grace and mercy! Of Jacob's race, King David's Son, Our Lord and master, you have won Our hearts to serve you only! Lowly, holy! Great and glorious, All victorious, Rich in blessings! Rule and might o'er all possessing! [Verse 2] Come, heav'nly bridegroom, light divine, And deep within our hearts now shine; There light a flame undying! In your one body let us be As living branches of a tree, Your life our lives supplying. Now, though daily Earth's deep sadness May perplex us And distress us, Yet with heav'nly joy you bless us. [Verse 3] O let the harps break forth in sound! Our joy be all with music crowned, Our voices richly blending! For Christ goes with us all the way ~~ Today; tomorrow, ev'ry day! His love is never ending! Sing out! Ring out! Jubilation! Exultation! Tell the story! Great is he, the King of glory!