All my heart this night rejoices...
1
All my heart this night rejoices,
As I hear, far and near,
Sweetest angel voices:
‘Christ is born!’ their choirs are singing,
Till the air ev’rywhere
Now with joy is ringing.
2
Hark! a voice from yonder manger,
Soft and sweet, doth entreat,
‘Flee from woe and danger!
Brethren, come! from all doth grieve you,
You are freed; all you need
I will surely give you.’
3
Come, then, let us hasten yonder!
Here let all, great and small,
Kneel in awe and wonder!
Love him who with love is yearning!
Hail the star that from far
Bright with hope is burning!
4
Thee, dear Lord, with heed I’ll cherish,
Live to thee, and with thee,
Dying, shall not perish;
But shall dwell with thee for ever,
Far on high, in the joy
That can alter never.
Paul Gerhardt
Translated by Catherine Winkworth
I have found a variety of texts for this song. The one above is specific to the video on the link. Hymnary.org lists the "original" lyrics as follows:
1. All my heart this night rejoices,
As I hear,
Far and near,
Sweetest angel voices;
"Christ is born," their choirs are singing,
Till the air
Ev'rywhere
Now with joy is ringing.
2. For it dawns, the promised morrow
Of his birth,
Who the Earth
Rescues from its sorrow.
God in human form descending;
Of his grace
To our race
Here his Son is lending.
3. Come then, let us hasten yonder;
Here let all,
Great and small,
Kneel in awe and wonder.
Love Him who with love is yearning;
Hail the Star
That from far
Bright with hope is burning!
4. You who pine in weary sadness,
Weep no more,
For the door
Now is found of gladness.
Cling to him, for he will guide you
Where no cross,
Pain or loss
Can again betide you.
5. Hasten, come, you heavy-hearted,
Who for sin
Deep within
Long and sore have smarted;
For the poisoned wounds you’re feeling,
Help is near;
One is here,
Mighty for his healing!
6. Blessèd Savior, let me find you!
Keeping me
Lovingly,
Cast me not behind you!
Life of life, my heart you’re stilling;
Calm I rest
On thy breast,
While this void you’re filling.
[The "original" lyrics were in German. So any English version is going to be a translation, and may not match some other English translations of the same German text.]
The scripture I have used in this post is intended to go with the specific part of the lyrics that says --
"Calm I rest
On thy breast"
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