122. Thine Is the Light

1. Thine is the light,
Whence understanding glows
To make our pathways bright!
Thou art the Spring
From whence all Wisdom flows
That leads us to the light;
From Thee, Lord, living water floweteh,
Within Thy light each safely goeth;
Thine is the light!

2. Thine is the power!
Each teacher givest Thou
And art his Strength and Guide;
Oh, lead Thou him,
With wisdom him endow,
Thy Word do Thou provide;
Where he hath watered and hath planted
Thy blessing hast Thou fully granted:
Thine is the power!

3. Thy Spirit give;
Confounded is the mind
Which Thou dost not inspire;
That heat is faint
And labors fall behind
Till Thou dost light new fire;
Oh, teach and warn us by Thy Spirit –
With open ears grant that we hear it;
Thy Spirit give.

4. Thine is the growth!
Yea, that which Thou hast sown
In secret do Thou bless.
For softly might
A passing wind have blown
And ruined its success!
For there Thy Word good root hath taken
Where, Thou, Lord, did the germ awaken, -
Thine the increase.

5. Thou givest fruit;
How many seedlings sprout
To wither in an hour!
The fruit of grace
Is fully rounded out
And ripened by Thy power.
All who in spring Thy laws are keeping
At harvest time they will be reaping
Thy gift – good fruit!

6. Thine is the praise,
O Lord of majesty!
Thou art our resting place!
Work Thou in us
A longing after Thee
In this the day of grace!
At last we lay our sheaves before Thee
And with the angels there adore Thee:
Thine is the praise!