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THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.
“Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above,
coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no
variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.”
Epistle of James, i. 17, Revised Version.
O Thou, from whom all blessing flows!
Lamp of the world, whose holy light
No rising and no setting knows,
And maketh every shadow bright!
Lamp of the world, whose holy light
No rising and no setting knows,
And maketh every shadow bright!
Because the Light of Light Thou art,
From whom the darkness cannot hide,
This weak and fearful human heart
Can dare in darkness to abide.
From whom the darkness cannot hide,
This weak and fearful human heart
Can dare in darkness to abide.
No evil can have power on me,
Under Thy shelter safely kept;
And “when I wake I am still with Thee,”
For Thou wast with me while I slept.
Under Thy shelter safely kept;
And “when I wake I am still with Thee,”
For Thou wast with me while I slept.
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