{"slug": "o-morning-star-how-fair-and-bright", "title": "O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright", "first_line": "O Morning Star, how fair and bright", "author": "phillip-nicolai", "author_date": "1599", "translator": "catherine-winkworth", "translator_date": "1863", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7, 4, 8, 4, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Advent", "Jesus Christ", "Love to Christ"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "cyberhymnal", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "German original \"Wie sch\u00f6n leuchtet der Morgenstern\" by Philipp Nicolai, first published 1599 (Freudenspiegel des ewigen Lebens). English translation \"O Morning Star, how fair and bright\" by Catherine Winkworth in The Chorale Book for England (1863). Nicolai d. 1608, Winkworth d. 1878; all components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "O Morn -- ing Star, how fair and bright Thou beam -- est forth in truth and light, O Sov -- 'reign meek and low -- ly! Thou Root of Jes -- se, Da -- vid's Son, my Lord and Mas -- ter, Thou hast won my heart to serve Thee sole -- ly! Thou art ho -- ly, fair and glo -- rious, all -- vic -- to -- rious, rich in bless -- ing, rule and might o'er all pos -- sess -- ing.", "prose": ["O Morning Star, how fair and bright", "Thou beamest forth in truth and light,", "O Sov'reign 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."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Thou heav'n -- ly Bright -- ness! Light di -- vine! O deep with -- in my heart now shine, and make Thee there an al -- tar! Fill me with joy and strength to be Thy mem -- ber, ev -- er joined to Thee in love that can -- not fal -- ter; t'ward Thee long -- ing doth pos -- sess me; turn and bless me; here in sad -- ness eye and heart long for Thy glad -- ness!", "prose": ["Thou heav'nly Brightness! Light divine!", "O deep within my heart now shine,", "and make Thee there an altar!", "Fill me with joy and strength to be", "Thy member, ever joined to Thee", "in love that cannot falter;", "t'ward Thee longing doth possess me; turn and bless me;", "here in sadness eye and heart long for Thy gladness!"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "What joy to know, when life is past, the Lord we love is first and last, the end and the be -- gin -- ning! He will one day, O glo -- rious grace, trans -- port us to that hap -- py place be -- yond all tears and sin -- ning! A -- men! A -- men! Come, Lord Je -- sus! Crown of glad -- ness, we are yearn -- ing for the day of Your re -- turn -- ing.", "prose": ["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."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}