Scripture Verse

I am the light of the world: he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. John 8:12

Introduction

Words: Tho­mas J. La­ney & James F. Booz­er, in Sup­ple­ment to the Harp of Glo­ry, ed­it­ed by Will­iam T. Dale & H. A. R. Hor­ton (Nash­ville, Tennessee: Will­iam T. Dale, 1912), num­ber 35, alt. Compare Heavenly Sunlight.

Music: Arez­zo James F. Booz­er (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
Thomas J. Laney
1878–1953

Lyrics

Living in sun­light, beau­ti­ful sun­light,
Shining from Hea­ven thro’ the dark vale;
I am re­joic­ing, shout­ing His praises,
On the old ship that soon will set sail.

Refrain

Glory to God, I’m liv­ing in sun­light,
Beaming with love, O glo­ry di­vine;
I am re­joic­ing all of my jour­ney,
Living in sun­light, Je­sus is mine.

Living in sun­light, watch­ing and wait­ing,
Pressing my way to man­sions above;
Jesus the light, in Him is no dark­ness,
Ever I’ll trust His won­der­ful love.

Refrain

Living in sun­light, hea­ven­ly sun­light,
Shining from glo­ry down in my soul;
Leading me up to beau­ti­ful man­sions,
Where God’s child­ren ne­ver grow old.

Refrain

Living in sun­light, home­land is near­ing,
All the dark sha­dows soon will be o’er;
Cheer up, O pil­grim, bells are now ring­ing,
See the bright an­gels throng­ing the shore.

Refrain