German
BWV 248 Weihnachtsoratorium V 11 Choral: ʺZwar ist solche Herzensstube“.
English translation
BWV 248 Oratorio V 11 Coral: Of course, such a chamber as the heart.
Zwar ist solche Herzensstube
Of course, such a chamber as the heart
Wohl kein schöner Fürstensaal,
is indeed not a fine princely hall,
Sondern eine finstre Grube;
but more like a dark chasm;
Doch, sobald dein Gnadenstrahl
yet, as soon as your beam of grace
In denselben nur wird blinken,
once flickers therein,
Wird es voller Sonnen dünken.
it will seem as though it were full of sun.