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Text:Light of the anxious heart
Translator:John Henry Newman, 1801-90
Tune:RUTHERGLEN
Composer:Thomas Wilson

13. Light of the anxious heart

1 Light of the anxious heart,
Jesus, thou dost appear,
To bid the gloom of guilt depart,
And shed thy sweetness here.

2 Joyous is he with whom,
God's Word, thou dost abide,
Sweet Light in our eternal home,
To fleshly sense denied.

3 Brightness of God above,
Unfathomable grace,
Thy presence be a fount of love
Within thy chosen place.

Text Information
First Line: Light of the anxious heart
Latin Title: Lux alma Jesu mentium
Translator: John Henry Newman, 1801-90
Refrain First Line: S.M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1973
Topic: Approach to God: The House of God
Source: C. 1200
Tune Information
Name: RUTHERGLEN
Composer: Thomas Wilson
Meter: S.M.
Key: d minor or modal



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