The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9085

9085. Let The Gospel Light Shine Out

1 Standing like a lighthouse on the shores of time,
Looking o’er the waves of darkness, sin, and crime,
Open up your windows, there’s a work sublime,
Let the Gospel light shine out.

Refrain:
Let the Gospel light shine out;
Let the Gospel light shine out;
Keep your lamp in order, trimmed and burning bright—
Let the Gospel light shine out.

2 There are human shipwrecks lying all around,
O, what moral darkness everywhere is found;
Warn some other vessels off from dangerous ground,
Let the Gospel light shine out. [Refrain]

3 Do not let the bushel cover up your light;
Keep your lamp in order, trimmed and burning bright;
Try to be a blessing, brighten up the night,
Let the Gospel light shine out. [Refrain]

4 Try to live for Jesus, till this life is o’er,
For along this pathway you will pass no more;
Till He bids you welcome on the other shore,
Let the Gospel light shine out. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Standing like a lighthouse on the shores of time
• Title: Let The Gospel Light Shine Out
• Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr.
• Refrain First Line: Let the Gospel light shine out
• Language: English
• Source: Standard Songs, Special Ed. (Richmond, VA: Presbyterian Committee of Publication, 1900)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Standing like a lighthouse on the shores of time]
• Composer: Adam Geibel (1901)
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Uplifted Voices (Philadelphia: Adam Geibel Music, 1901)
• Copyright: Public Domain