Be Ye Lamps Unto Yourselves

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Be ye lamps unto yourselves

Author (attributed to): Gautama Buddha; Translator: Anonymous
Tune: LUMINA (34565)
Published in 1 hymnal

Representative Text

Be ye lamps unto yourselves;
be your own confidence;
hold to the truth within yourselves
as to the only lamp.

Source: Singing the Living Tradition #184

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Author (attributed to): Gautama Buddha

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Translator: Anonymous

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First Line:	Be ye lamps unto yourselves
Title:	Be Ye Lamps Unto Yourselves
Author (attributed to):	Gautama Buddha
Translator:	Anonymous
Meter:	Irregular
Language:	English
Notes:	Spanish translation: See "Sed vuestras propias lámparas" by Lilia Cuervo
Copyright:	Public Domain