The composer, Melchior Vulpius, c. 1560-1616, was precentor at Weimar about 1600. He composed a number of tunes and published them in his Ein schön geistlich Gesangbuch, &c., durch M.V. Cantorem zu Weymar. Others of his tunes were published after his death.
560. God is my Light
Johann H. K. Hengstenberg, 1770-1634
Tr. Ernst Wm. Hengstenberg, 1835
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Gott ist mein Licht!
Verzage nicht, mein Herz
In banger, dunkler Zeit!
Die Sonne sinkt,
Die Nacht bringt Furcht und Schmerz,