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The Lord Is My Light
Author: James L. Nicholson Appears in 43 hymnals First Line: The Lord is my Light, then why should I fear?
The Lord Is My Light
[The Lord is my light; then why should I fear]
Appears in 23 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. W. Bischoff Incipit: 53432 52321 11765 Used With Text: The Lord is my light, my joy, and my song;
[The Lord is my light; then why should I fear]
[The Lord is my Light—then why should I fear?]
Appears in 11 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John R. Sweney Incipit: 55123 35412 33346 Used With Text: The Lord is My Light
[The Lord is my Light—then why should I fear?]
The Lord Is My Light
Author: James Nicholson, 1828–1876 Hymnal: Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints #89 (1985) First Line: The Lord is my light; then why should I fear? Lyrics: 1. The Lord is my light; then why should I fear?
By day and by night his presence is near.
He is my salvation from sorrow and sin;
This blessed assurance the Spirit doth bring.
[Chorus:]
The Lord is my light;
He is my joy and my song.
By day and by night
He leads, he leads me along.
2. The Lord is my light; tho clouds may arise,
Faith, stronger than sight, looks up thru the skies
Where Jesus forever in glory doth reign.
Then how can I ever in darkness remain? [Chorus]
3. The Lord is my light; the Lord is my strength.
I know in his might I’ll conquer at length.
My weakness in mercy he covers with pow’r,
And, walking by faith, I am blest ev’ry hour. [Chorus]
4. The Lord is my light, my all and in all.
There is in his sight no darkness at all.
He is my Redeemer, my Savior, and King.
With Saints and with angels his praises I’ll sing. [Chorus] Topics: Assurance; Faith; Hope; Jesus Christ Example; Jesus Christ Friend; Jesus Christ Savior; Praise; Praise and Thanksgiving; Spirituality; Testimony Scripture: Psalm 27:1 Languages: English Tune Title: [The Lord is my light; then why should I fear?]
The Lord Is My Light
The Lord is My Light
Author: James Nicholson Hymnal: Joy to the World #95 (1879) First Line: The Lord is my light, then why should I fear Lyrics: 1 The Lord is my light, then why should I fear,
By day and by night his presence is near,
He is my salvation, from sorrow and sin,
This blessed assurance the Spirit doth bring.
Chorus:
The Lord is my light,
He is my joy, and my song,
By day and by night.
He leads, he leads me along.
2 The Lord is my light, tho' clouds may arise,
Faith, stronger than sight, looks up thro' the skies,
Where Jesus forever in glory doth reign,
Then how can I ever in darkness remain? [Chorus]
3 The Lord is my light, the Lord is my strength,
I know in his might I'll conquer at length,
My weakness in mercy he covers with pow'r,
And walking by faith I am saved every hour. [Chorus]
4 The Lord is my light, my all and in all,
There is in his sight no darkness at all;
He is my Redeemer, my Saviour and King,
With saints and with angels his praises I sing. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [The Lord is my light, then why should I fear]
The Lord is My Light
The Lord Is My Light
Author: James Nicholson (1828-1876) Hymnal: Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #515 (1985) Meter: 10.10.11.11 with refrain First Line: The Lord is my light; then why should I fear? Refrain First Line: The Lord is my light, my joy, and my song; Lyrics: 1 The Lord is my light; then why should I fear?
By day and by night His presence is near;
He is my salvation from sorrow and sin;
This blessed persuasion the Spirit brings in.
Refrain
The Lord is my light, my joy, and my song;
By day and by night He leads me along;
The Lord is my light, my joy, and my song;
By day and by night He leads me along.
2 The Lord is my light; though clouds may arise,
Faith, stronger than sight, looks up to the skies
Where Jesus forever in glory doth reign:
Then how can I ever in darkness remain? [Refrain]
3 The Lord is my light, the Lord is my strength;
I know in His might I’ll conquer at length;
My weakness in mercy He covers with power,
And, walking by faith, He upholds me each hour. [Refrain]
4 The Lord is my light, my all and in all;
There is in His sight no darkness at all;
He is my Redeemer, my Savior and King;
With saints and with angels His praises I sing. [Refrain] Topics: Christan Life Faith and Trust Tune Title: [The Lord is my light; then why should I fear] (Bischoff)
The Lord Is My Light
James Nicholson
1828 - 1896 Author of "The Lord is my light, my joy, and my song" in The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book James L Nicholson United Kingdom/USA 1828-1876. Born in Ireland, he emigrated to the United States around age 25. He lived in Philadelphia, PA, worked as a postal clerk, and was a member of the Wharton Street Methodist Episcopal Church there for about 20 years, where he taught Sunday school, led singing in church, and assisted in evangelical work. This was also hymn writer, William J Kirkpatrick’s, church. Around 1871 he moved to Washington, DC, and worked as a postal clerk there. In addition to his hymn writing, he also wrote several books, one on birds and their care, one on forensic medicine. He died in Washington, DC, but was buried in Philadelphia, PA.
John Perry
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Nicholson, James, an American Methodist minister, is the author of (1) "Dear [Lord] Jesus I long to be perfectly whole" (Holiness desired); and (2) "There's a beautiful land on high " (Heaven), both of which are in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1878.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
James Nicholson
Anonymous
Person Name: Unknown Author of "The Lord Is My Light" in Songs Tried and Proved In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
Anonymous
John R. Sweney
1837 - 1899 Composer of "[The Lord is my light—then why should I fear?]" in Zion's Praises (1st ed.) John R. Sweney (1837-1899) was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and exhibited musical abilities at an early age. At nineteen he was studying with a German music teacher, leading a choir and glee club, and performing at children’s entertainments. By twenty-two he was teaching at a school in Dover, Delaware. Soon thereafter, he was put in charge of the band of the Third Delaware Regiment of the Union Army for the duration of the Civil War. After the war, he became Professor of Music at the Pennsylvania Military Academy, and director of Sweney’s Cornet Band. He eventually earned Bachelor and Doctor of Music degrees at the Academy.
Sweney began composing church music in 1871 and became well-known as a leader of large congregations. His appreciators stated “Sweney knows how to make a congregation sing” and “He had great power in arousing multitudes.” He also became director of music for a large Sunday school at the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia of which John Wanamaker was superintendent (Wanamaker was the founder of the first major department store in Philadelphia). In addition to his prolific output of hymn melodies and other compositions, Sweney edited or co-edited about sixty song collections, many in collaboration with William J. Kirkpatrick. Sweney died on April 10, 1899, and his memorial was widely attended and included a eulogy by Wanamaker.
Joe Hickerson from "Joe's Jottings #9" used by permission
John R. Sweney
