Translation of “O süsser, o freundlicher”:

O sweet, o friendly, o kind Jesus Christ,

how great has been your love for us wretched people,

how dearly have you saved us,

how lovingly have you comforted us,

how splendid have you made us,

how powerfully have you exalted us.

My savior, how my heart rejoices

when I think about it,

for the more I think about it,

the friendlier you are,

the more I like you.

My savior, how splendid are your good deeds,

that you have revealed to us;

how great is the splendor

that you have prepared for us.

O how my soul longs for you,

in my misery, how I yearn with all my might

for the heavenly fatherland!

My helper, you have taken my heart with your love,

so that I yearn for you ceaselessly.

Ah, that I soon might come to you

and behold your splendor!