Church Book ‎#148

148. Light of the anxious heart

1 Light of the anxious heart,
Jesus! Thy suppliants cheer;
Bid Thou the gloom of guilt depart,
And shed Thy sweetness here.

2 O happy he whose breast
Thou makest Thine abode;
Sweet light that with the pure wilt rest,
For they shall see their God.

3 Brightness of God above,
Unfathomable grace,
Within our hearts implant thy Love,
And fix Thy dwelling-place.

4 To lowly minds revealed,
Our Saviour we adore;
Like tribute to the Father yield
And Spirit, evermore.

Text Information

• First Line: Light of the anxious heart
• Latin Title: Lux alma Jesu
• Translator: John Henry Newman (1836, alt.)
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Epiphany; Epiphany, Sixth Sunday; Fifth Sunday after Trinity; Tenth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Alternate tune #477 or #516

Tune Information

• Name: BETHLEHEM
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Composer from index: S. Wesley, d. 1815?