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The Lord is my Light
Author: Alfred Barratt Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Though drearisome shadows may hang o'er my way Refrain First Line: The Lord is my Banner, the Lord is my Light Text Sources: "Boundless Love"
The Lord is my Light
THE LORD IS MY LIGHT
Meter: 11.11.11.11 with refrain Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: M. R. Quarles Tune Sources: "Boundless Love" Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 13232 13546 51323 Used With Text: Tho Drearisome Shadows May Hang
THE LORD IS MY LIGHT
Tho Drearisome Shadows May Hang
Author: Alfred Barrat, b. 1879 Hymnal: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #914 (1972) Meter: 11.11.11.11 with refrain First Line: Tho drearisome shadows may hang o'er my way Refrain First Line: The Lord is my Banner, the Lord is my Light Topics: Book Four: Occasional Selections, Gospel Songs and Hymns; Christian Commission Edification, Encouragement, Testimony Scripture: Psalm 27:1 Languages: English Tune Title: THE LORD IS MY LIGHT
Tho Drearisome Shadows May Hang
The Lord is my Light
Author: Alfred Barratt Hymnal: Boundless Love #1a (1949) First Line: Though drearisome shadows may hang o'er my way Languages: English
The Lord is my Light
Alfred Barratt
1879 - 1968 Author of "The Lord is my Light" Barratt, Alfred. (New Springs, Wigan, Lancashire, England, October 25, 1879--December, 1968). Coming to the United States as a young man, he studied at Gordon College, Massachusetts, and Newton Theological Seminary, Mass. He was ordained in December, 1913, by the Baptists in Connecticut, then by the Wheeling WV Presbytery, Presbyterian Church in the USA, in 1924. He was pastor of Dallas, West Virginia, then of a series of churches in the Presbytery of Clarion, Pennsylvania. In 1937 he was awarded the Doctor of Literature degree by Bob Jones College.
On November 26, 1962, he wrote the undersigned: "For 39 long years I have labored hard and steady writing sermons, children's story sermons, and hymns. Up to the present day I have written 4,477 hymns. 80 percent of my sermons are published in books and magazines."
--William J. Reynolds, DNAH Archives
Alfred Barratt
