Scripture Verse

I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life. John 8:12

Introduction

Words: Friend S. Ro­bin­son, in Songs of the Sav­ior’s Love, ed­it­ed by John H. Al­le­man (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: North­west­ern Mu­sic, 1892).

Music: Charles L. Moore (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Ro­bin­son or Moore (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Burdened with sin’s dark­est night of dis­tress,
Jesus, the light of the world,
Light will break in if your sins you con­fess,
Jesus, the bright­ness of glo­ry.

Refrain

Jesus the beau­ti­ful, beau­ti­ful light,
Beautiful light of the world,
Beautiful, beau­ti­ful light of the world,
Brightness of glo­ry.

Looking to Je­sus who shed His own blood,
Jesus, the light of the world,
Losing your bur­dens and gain­ing His love,
Jesus, the bright­ness of glo­ry.

Refrain

Travelers in dark­ness with sin blind­ed eyes,
Jesus, the light of the world,
Look at His bid­ding, and light will arise,
Jesus, the bright­ness of glo­ry.

Refrain

Needless the sun­light in Heav­en we’re told,
Jesus, the light of the world,
Christ is the light in the ci­ty of gold,
Jesus, the bright­ness of glo­ry.

Refrain