Worship — Holy Scriptures
Light of the world, shine on our souls
- No. 184
- Words Anon.
- Singing key G major
- 4 stanzas
Sung to DENFIELD (hymn 175)
Words
⤢ Full screenLight 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.
As once thou didst thy word expoundTo those that walked with thee,So teach us, Lord, to understand,And its blest fullness see;
Its richness, sweetness, power, and depth,Its holiness discern;Its joyful news of saving graceBy blest experience learn.
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
- Music
- The hymnal prints no music for this hymn; its words are set here to the music of this tune.
- Checked
- lyrics verified · 2026-09-30
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