1 Shine thro’ the darkness, Star of hope and light,
Herald of the day,
Drive the gloom away,
Lead where thy glory crowns the silent night,
With thy pure and cloudless ray.
Refrain:
Light! Beautiful light!
Light of love divine;
Light! Beautiful light!
Around me ever shine.
2 Star of the morning, sent to cheer and bless,
Guide us ever still,
To God’s holy hill,
Up to the mountain of his righteousness,
All my path with brightness fill. [Refrain]
3 Shine in my darkness, Light of life divine,
Dayspring from on high,
Be thou ever nigh,
Kindle a flame within this soul of mine,
Lead me where no shadows lie. [Refrain]
Source: The Service of Praise #73
Lizzie De Armond was a prolific writer of children's hymns, recitations and exercises. When she was twelve years old her first poem was published in the Germantown, Pa. Telegraph, however, it was not until she was a widow with eight children to support that she started writing in earnest. She wrote articles, librettos, nature stories and other works, as well as hymns.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >
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