1. O Light of light, shine in!
  Cast out this night of sin,
  Create true day within:
  O Light of light, shine in!
(Chorus:)
  O Light, all light excelling,
  Make my heart Thy dwelling;
  O Joy, all grief dispelling,
  To my poor heart come in!
2. O Joy of joys, come in!
  End Thou this grief of sin,
  Create calm peace within:
  O Joy of joys, come in!
3. O Life of life, pour in!
  Expel this death of sin,
  Awake true life within:
  O Life of life, pour in!
(Chorus:)
  O Light, all light excelling,
  Make my heart Thy dwelling;
  O Joy, all grief dispelling,
  To my poor heart come in!
4. O Love of love, flow in!
  This hateful root of sin
  Deal with, renew, within:
  O Love of love, flow in!
5. O Heaven of heavens, descend!
  This cloudy curtain rend,
  And all earth's turmoil end:
  O Heaven of heavens, descend!
(Chorus:)
  O Light, all light excelling,
  Make my heart Thy dwelling;
  O Joy, all grief dispelling,
  To my poor heart come in!
6. My God and Lord, O come!
  Of joys the Joy and Sum,
  Make in this heart Thy home:
  My God and Lord, O come!