Scripture Verse

They need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light. Revelation 22:5

Introduction

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Judson W. Van DeVenter (1855–1939)

Words: Jud­son W. Van De­Ven­ter, Songs of So­ve­reign Grace (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Hall-Mack, 1897), num­ber 134.

Music: Win­field S. Weed­en (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Winfield S. Weeden (1847–1908)

Lyrics

I wandered in the shades of night,
Till Je­sus came to me,
And with the sunlight of His love
Bid all my darkness flee.

Refrain

Sunlight, sunlight in my soul today,
Sunlight, sunlight all along the way;
Since the Sav­ior found me, took away my sin,
I have had the sunlight of His love within.

Tho’ clouds may gather in the sky,
And billows round me roll,
However dark the world may be
I’ve sunlight in my soul.

Refrain

While walking in the light of God,
I sweet communion find;
However dark the world may be,
I’ve sunlight in my soul.

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I cross the wide extended fields,
I journey o’er the plain,
And in the sunlight of His love
I reap the golden grain.

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Soon I shall see Him as He is,
The Light that came to me;
Behold the brightness of His face,
Throughout eternity.

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