Light of Light, Enlighten Me

Blessed Sabbath rest, my friends

Light of Light, Enlighten Me

Text written in 1714 by Benjamin Schmolck (1672-1737)

Sung to HINCHMAN, composed in 1869 by Uzziah C. Burnap (1834-1900)

Isaiah 58:13 If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord’s holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words....

V. 1 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 blest,

Happy is my day of rest.

Isaiah 6:3 And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”

V. 2 Let me with my heart today,

Holy, holy, holy, singing,

Rapt awhile from earth away,

All my soul to Thee up springing,

Have a foretaste inward given

How they worship Thee in heaven.

Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.

V. 3 Hence all care, all vanity!

For the day to God is holy;

Come, Thou glorious Majesty,

Deign to fill this temple lowly;

Nought today my soul shall move,

Simply resting in Thy love.