Adventist Pioneer Library

Worship — Holy Scriptures

Light of the world, shine on our souls

  • No. 184
  • Words Anon.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Light of the world, shine on our souls;
Thy grace to us afford;
And while we meet to learn thy truth,
Be thou our teacher, Lord.

2

As once thou didst thy word expound
To those that walked with thee,
So teach us, Lord, to understand,
And its blest fullness see;

3

Its richness, sweetness, power, and depth,
Its holiness discern;
Its joyful news of saving grace
By blest experience learn.

4

Thus may thy word be dearer still,
And studied more each day;
And as it richly dwells within,
Thyself in it display.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «184», reference line «175, 395, 438.» in italics (sing to the tune of hymn 175, 395 or 438); the whole hymn stands in the left column of p. 64, below hymn 183; «Anon.» in italics at the end. The first word «LIGHT» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;» («souls ;», «afford ;», «see ;», «discern ;», «day ;»); it is closed up here. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., 8.6.8.6).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — Holy Scriptures · No. 184 · printed page 64
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30