Geh' auf, [o Gnadensonn]1, und offenbare dich,
[Gieb]2 einen hellen Blick aus deinem Liebesherzen.
Ich bin noch blind an dir; komm, komm, erleuchte mich;
Verkläre dich in mir, zünd an des Glaubens Kerzen,
Und laß, o Lieb, in dir von allen meinen Sünden
Mich Rettung, Heil und Schutz, und Seelenweide finden.

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Confirmed with Carl Heinrich von Bogatzky, Güldenes Schatz-Kästlein der Kinder Gottes, deren Schatz im Himmel ist; bestehend in auserlesenen Sprüchen der heiligen Schrift, sammt beygefügten erbaulichen Anmerkungen und Reimen, Philadelphia: gedruckt bei Conrad Zentler für Georg W. Mentz, 1811, page 96.

¹ Lang: "du Ostersonne"
² Lang: "Gieb"

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• by Karl Heinrich von Bogatzky (1690 - 1774), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

• by Josephine Lang (1815 - 1880), "Ostern", 1879/1880, published 1882 [ voice and piano ], also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]

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• Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Josephine Lang.
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• ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Easter", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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