The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9080

9080. While Here

1 Spirit of life and light,
Shine thro’ this weary night,
My path illume;
Show me the way to go,
Make me Thy will to know;
Dispel the gloom,
Dispel the gloom.

2 Comfort this heart, so worn,
So crushed by burdens borne,
Cast down so low;
Let Thy sweet peace console,
This weary, anxious soul,
Tossed to and fro,
Tossed to and fro.

3 Let holy hopes arise
Plainly before my eyes,
Hopes fixed on high;
Hopes that shall never fail;
Anchored within the veil,
Beyond the sky,
Beyond the sky.

4 Thus may I lifted be,
Out of my low degree,
On holy wings;
Kept ever in the way,
Aspiring day by day,
To higher things,
To higher things.

Text Information

• First Line: Spirit of life and light
• Title: While Here
• Author: Edgar Cooper Mason (1904)
• Language: English
• Source: The New Century Hymnal by Will Thompson (East Liverpool, OH: Will L. Thompson, 1904)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Spirit of life and light]
• Composer: Will Lamartine Thompson
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain