1. Come, Thou Bright and Morning Star,
   Light of Light without beginning;
   Shine upon us from afar
   That we may be kept from sinning.
   Drive away by Thy clear light
   Our dark night.

2. From before Thy face takes flight
   That dread darkness, deep beclouded,
   Which through Adam’s apple bite
   Us, the wretched world, enshrouded,
   That we, Lord, through light from Thee
   Blest may be.

3. Let Thy grace, like morning dew
   Falling soft on barren places,
   Comfort, quicken, and renew
   Our dry souls and dying graces;
   Bless Thy flock from Thy rich store
   Evermore.

4. May Thy fervent love destroy
   Our cold works, in us awaking
   Ardent zeal and holy joy
   At the purple morn’s first breaking.
   Let us truly rise ere yet
   Life has set.

5. Let us put our sin away
   Through Thy cov’nant’s blood shed for us,
   That Thy righteousness now may
   As a robe be thus draped o’er us
   And that we before all pain
   Sure remain.

6. Ah! Thou Dayspring from on high,
   Grant that at Thy next appearing
   We who in the graves do lie
   May arise, Thy summons hearing,
   And rejoice in our new life,
   Far from strife.

7. Light us to those heav’nly spheres,
   Sun of grace, in glory shrouded;
   Lead us through this vale of tears
   To the land where days unclouded,
   Purest joy, and perfect peace
   Never cease.

Morgenglanz der Ewigkeit
Christian Knorr von Rosenroth, 1684
Sts. 1, 3–4, 6–7, Tr. Richard Massie, 1857
Source: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941, No. 539
Sts. 2, 5, tr. Christopher J. Neuendorf, 2021