If from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find Him, if thou seek Him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
Deuteronomy 4:29
Words & Music: William H. Wonder, in The Morning Light! by Solomon W. Straub (Chicago, Illinois: Root & Sons Music, 1880), number 48 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Wonder’s full name, or where to get a good photo of him (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
There’s a light in the Bible for me,
Yes, for me, in the Book, I am told;
Oh, the light of its love
In its richness I see,
As in faith I its pages unfold.
Refrain
There’s a light in the Bible,
That will shine thro’ the valley of death;
There’s a light in the Bible,
That will shine thro’ the valley of death.
There’s a light in the Bible for thee,
With a beautiful, beautiful beam;
’Tis the light for thy way
That its dangers may flee,
Oh, then, catch its bright, beautiful gleam.
Refrain
There’s a light in the Bible for all,
It is beaming, all loving and kind;
It will scatter the gloom
Of the doubts that enthrall;
’Tis the promise, who seek it shall find.
Refrain