All My Heart This Night Rejoices - The Hymns and Carols of Christmas
All My Heart This Night Rejoices - The Hymns and Carols of Christmas
All My Heart This Night Rejoices - The Hymns and Carols of Christmas
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<strong>All</strong> <strong>My</strong> <strong>Heart</strong> <strong>This</strong> <strong>Night</strong> <strong>Rejoices</strong><br />
Advent<br />
Thou Virgin Soul!<br />
Franz Joachim Buhrmeister<br />
Source: Catherine Winkworth, <strong>The</strong> Chorale Book For Engl<strong>and</strong>, 1863<br />
Thou<br />
virgin soul! O thou<br />
<strong>The</strong> crown <strong>of</strong> woman's story,<br />
Thy Joseph's bliss <strong>and</strong> glory,<br />
Thy kinswoman thou seekest now,<br />
<strong>The</strong>re thy faith to cheer <strong>and</strong> stir<br />
Through what God hath wrought for her.<br />
<strong>My</strong> faith, alas! Is week,<br />
And where it sees not plainly<br />
It strives to grasp but vainly,<br />
And scarcely cares new strength to seek;<br />
Seeing now what God can do,<br />
May my faith grow stronger too!<br />
Thou Pearl <strong>of</strong> women, here<br />
Hast to His will resign'd thee,<br />
Thou wilt not look behind thee;<br />
Thy tendr heart, towards one so dear<br />
To thy friends, doth warmly glow,<br />
Loving service fain would show.<br />
God! I lament to <strong>The</strong>e,<br />
<strong>My</strong> will towards good is idle,<br />
And yet I scarce can bridle<br />
Its sinful impulses in me;<br />
May my course hereafter prove<br />
Rich in good works <strong>and</strong> in love!<br />
At last thou goes forth,<br />
Most loving soul <strong>and</strong> fairest,<br />
With thee thy Lord thou bearest,<br />
<strong>The</strong> Father's Word comes down to earth.<br />
Happy thou! That He will be<br />
Thus companion unto thee.<br />
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