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In the Light of God

Representative Text

1 Along a dark and gloomy path
I groped beneath the shades of death;
No hope beyond my dying breath,
Till light from the Savior came.

Refrain:
In the light of God,
Now my soul is singing, all, all is bright;
In the light of God,
I’m now in the light of God.

2 My darkness now is passed away,
In Jesus all is perfect day;
And peace and comfort ever stay,
Since Christ is my perfect light. [Refrain]

3 O Jesus, to my heart so sweet,
Thy Word’s a light unto my feet;
How holy, happy, and complete,
I walk in the precious light. [Refrain]

4 All glory to my Savior’s name,
To do Thy will my highest aim;
Thy favor’s more than earthly fame,
Thy smile is my constant light. [Refrain]

Hymnal of the Church of God, 1953 (Timeless Truths)

Author: D. S. Warner

Warner, Daniel Sidney. (near Marshallville, Wayne County, Ohio, 1842--1895). Church of God. Reared on an Ohio farm. During the Civil War, he substituted for a brother. Later he taught school. He attended Oberlin College briefly in 1865. By 1867 he was licensed to preach by the Western Ohio Eldership of the Church of God (Winebrennerian). His experience in preaching was gained on circuits in Nebraska and Ohio. In 1874 he was in trouble with the Eldership for preaching entire sanctification. Soon he joined the Indiana Eldership. In 1881 he was in trouble with this Eldership over sectism. Warner was an associate editor of the Herals of Gospel Freedom in 1878. this paper was merged with the Pilgrim about 1881, and the new paper was called th… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Along a dark and gloomy path
Title: In the Light of God
Author: D. S. Warner (1887)
Meter: 8.8.8.7 with refrain
Language: English
Refrain First Line: In the light of God
Copyright: Public Domain

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Evening Light Songs #114

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Timeless Truths #331

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