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Let the Light of Heaven Shine In

Author: E. A. H. Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: When you are discouraged, and the way seems long Refrain First Line: Let the light of heav'n shine in Lyrics: 1 When you are discouraged, and the way seems long, Brighten it with cheer and song; Look to God for comfort as you walk along, Let the light of heav’n shine in. Refrain: Let the light of heav’n shine in, Let the light of heav’n shine in; Clear away the shadows from the heart of sin, Let the light of heav’n shine in. 2 Flowers bloom in beauty all along the way, Robins sing their merry lay; Would you be as full of joy and song as they? Let the light of heav’n shine in. [Refrain] 3 If your heart is longing to be filled with cheer, Upward look, for joy is near; Banish all your doubting, banish all your fear, Let the light of heav’n shine in. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [When you are discouraged, and the way seems long]

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[When you are discouraged, and the way seems long]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Rev. Elisha A. Hoffman Incipit: 32345 53234 56543 Used With Text: Let the Light of Heaven Shine In

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Let the Light of Heaven Shine In

Author: E. A. H. Hymnal: Praise and Promise #16 (1900) First Line: When you are discouraged, and the way seems long Refrain First Line: Let the light of heav'n shine in Lyrics: 1 When you are discouraged, and the way seems long, Brighten it with cheer and song; Look to God for comfort as you walk along, Let the light of heav’n shine in. Refrain: Let the light of heav’n shine in, Let the light of heav’n shine in; Clear away the shadows from the heart of sin, Let the light of heav’n shine in. 2 Flowers bloom in beauty all along the way, Robins sing their merry lay; Would you be as full of joy and song as they? Let the light of heav’n shine in. [Refrain] 3 If your heart is longing to be filled with cheer, Upward look, for joy is near; Banish all your doubting, banish all your fear, Let the light of heav’n shine in. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [When you are discouraged, and the way seems long]

Let the Light of Heaven Shine In

Author: E. A. H.; Elisha Albright Hoffman Hymnal: Junior Praises #56 (1901) First Line: When you are discouraged, and the way seems long Refrain First Line: Let the light of heav'n shine in Languages: English Tune Title: [When you are discouraged, and the way seems long]

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E. A. Hoffman

1839 - 1929 Person Name: Elisha A. Hoffman Author of "Let the Light of Heaven Shine In" Elisha Hoffman (1839-1929) after graduating from Union Seminary in Pennsylvania was ordained in 1868. As a minister he was appointed to the circuit in Napoleon, Ohio in 1872. He worked with the Evangelical Association's publishing arm in Cleveland for eleven years. He served in many chapels and churches in Cleveland and in Grafton in the 1880s, among them Bethel Home for Sailors and Seamen, Chestnut Ridge Union Chapel, Grace Congregational Church and Rockport Congregational Church. In his lifetime he wrote more than 2,000 gospel songs including"Leaning on the everlasting arms" (1894). The fifty song books he edited include Pentecostal Hymns No. 1 and The Evergreen, 1873. Mary Louise VanDyke ============ Hoffman, Elisha Albright, author of "Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power?" (Holiness desired), in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1881, was born in Pennsylvania, May 7, 1839. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ==============