O Morning Star, how fair and bright Thou beamest

O Morning Star, how fair and bright
Thou beamest forth in truth and light,
O Sovereign meek and lowly!
Thou Root of Jesse, David's Son,
my Lord and Master, thou hast won
my heart to serve thee solely!
Thou art holy, fair and glorious,
all victorious, rich in blessing,
rule and might o'er all possessing.

What joy to know, when life is past,
the Lord we love is first and last,
the end and the beginning!
He will one day, O glorious grace,
transport us to that happy place
beyond all tears and sinning!
Amen! Amen! Come Lord Jesus!
Crown of gladness, we are yearning
for the day of your returning.

Philipp Nicolai, 1599