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The Church — Ministry and Missions

Hold up thy light, O child of grace

  • No. 1037
  • Words Anon.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Hold up thy light, O child of grace!Be not afraid to let it shineOn all around, but rather fearTo hide this precious light divine.

2

Hold up thy light! Thou canst not tell,However feeble be its ray,But some poor soul may catch its beam,And by it find the narrow way.

3

Hold up thy light with steady hand,Though it be faint! Who does not know,Where darkness reigns, how far and clearEven a little light will show?

4

Hold up thy light! 'Tis God's command,And till with thee time cease to roll,His voice thou canst not disobeyBut at the peril of thy soul.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «1037» (large) in the left column of p. 355, below stanza 4 of hymn 1036 and «Horatius Bonar.», with the reference line «973, 136, 47.» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tunes of hymns 973 ANVERN, 136 WARE or 47 AMES, all L. M.; no meter is printed — the lines 8.8.8.8 are L. M.). The first word «HOLD» is set in capitals and small capitals (written «Hold» here). Stanzas numbered «1»–«4» without periods (written «1.»–«4.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 indented; «Anon.» in italics, right-aligned after stanza 4. The printer's thin space before «!» and «?» («grace !», «light !», «faint !», «show ?») is closed up here; «'Tis» (st. 4) is printed closed and kept so; apostrophes written straight. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Church — Ministry and Missions · No. 1037 · printed page 355
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02