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Text:A Beacon Light for Jesus
Author:Haldor Lillenas
Tune:[Out upon life’s ocean many souls adrift]
Composer:Haldor Lillenas

216. A Beacon Light for Jesus

1 Out upon life’s ocean many souls adrift,
Tempest tossed upon the raging sea,
Cannot see the many shoals and hidden rocks—
A beacon light for Jesus I would be.

Refrain:
A beacon light for Jesus I would ever be,
Sending out a warning light across the sea;
Faithfully shining on,
Until the night is gone,
A beacon light for Jesus I would be.

2 Many are the dangers on life’s rugged shore,
Strong the tempest rages, wild and free;
Many need a light to safely guide them home,
A beacon light for Jesus I would be. [Refrain]

3 I would not my light beneath a bushel hide,
I will place it where the lost can see,
That perhaps a ship in danger it may guide—
A beacon light for Jesus I would be. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Out upon life's ocean many souls adrift
Title: A Beacon Light for Jesus
Author: Haldor Lillenas
Refrain First Line: I beacon light for Jesus I would ever be
Language: English
Publication Date: 1921
Topic: Children's Hymns; Christian Service and Soul Winning
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Out upon life’s ocean many souls adrift]
Composer: Haldor Lillenas
Notes: Public Domain.



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