Light of light, enlighten me
Light of light, enlighten me. Benjamin Schmolck* (1672-1737), translated by Catherine Winkworth* (1827-1878).
Schmolck’s hymn, beginning ‘Licht vom Licht, erleuchte mich’, was first published in his Andächtige Hertze (1714), in seven 6-line stanzas. Winkworth translated the first six stanzas for Lyra Germanica II (1858), entitling it ‘For the Sabbath Morning’ and dating it 1731. It is one of her most felicitous translations, beginning:
Light of light, enlighten me Now anew the day is dawning;Sun of grace, the shadows flee, Brighten Thou my Sabbath morning.With Thy joyous sunshine blestHappy is my day of rest!
Fount of all our joy and peace, To Thy living waters lead me,Thou from earth my...
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