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Text:Renew Me, O Eternal Light
Author:Johann F. Ruopp, 1672-1708
Translator:August Crull, 1845-1923
Tune:HERR JESU CHRIST MEINS

373. Renew Me, O Eternal Light

1 Renew me, O eternal Light,
And let my heart and soul be bright,
Illumined with the light of grace
That issues from your holy face.

2 Remove the pow'r of sin from me
And cleanse all my impurity
That I may have the strength and will
Temptations of the flesh to still.

3 Create in me a new heart, Lord,
That gladly I obey your Word.
Let what you will be my desire,
And with new life my soul inspire.

4 Grant that I only you may love
And seek those things which are above
Till I behold you face to face,
O Light eternal, through your grace.

Text Information
First Line: Renew me, O eternal Light
Title: Renew Me, O Eternal Light
Author: Johann F. Ruopp, 1672-1708
Translator: August Crull, 1845-1923 (alt.)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Publication Date: 1982
Topic: Commitment
Tune Information
Name: HERR JESU CHRIST MEINS
Meter: LM
Key: A Major
Source: As Hymnodus Sacer, Leipzig, 1625
Copyright: Arrangement: Copyright 1982 Concordia Publishing House.



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