Scripture Verse

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Psalm 119:105

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Theodore P. Burt
1859–1928

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Theo­dore P. Burt, in Song Crown, ed­it­ed by Aus­tin Tay­lor et al. (Au­stin, Tex­as: Firm Foun­da­tion Pub­lish­ing, 1912), num­ber 17 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lyrics

There’s a beau­ti­ful city far away,
Happy home just be­yond the dark sea;
I can see its gold­en splen­dor thro’ the spray,
There’s a light in the win­dow for me.

Refrain

There’s a light in the win­dow for me,
There’s a light in the win­dow for me;
O the word of God doth guide
To that home be­yond the tide,
’Tis a light in the win­dow for me.

O the light of that ci­ty is the Lord,
There the King in His glo­ry we’ll see;
And the light to guide us there is His own word,
’Tis a light in the win­dow for me.

Refrain

There are an­gels of glo­ry in that home,
They are wait­ing and watch­ing for me;
Sinner, come and go with me, no more to roam,
There’s a light in the win­dow for me.

Refrain