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[Let us be lights, and brightly shine]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel Incipit: 55512 33312 22344 Used With Text: Let Us Be Lights

Author: Maggie E. Gregory Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Let us be lights, and brightly shine Refrain First Line: Let us be lights, let us be lights Lyrics: 1 Let us be lights, and brightly shine With all the glow of love divine; And may we, creatures of His grace, Be mirrors to reflect His face. Refrain: Let us be lights, let us be lights, To brighten all the way, And shine along the upward path That leads to everlasting day. 2 Oh, let us shine ‘mid grief and pain; God’s promises are not in vain, And tho’ we’re often sad and lone, Our Father careth for His own. [Refrain] 3 Oh, let us shine to clear the gloom, And help this sad world to illume; Let us be lights along the road To help the wand’rer back to God. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Let us be lights, and brightly shine]

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Let Us Be Lights

Author: Maggie E. Gregory Hymnal: Alexander's Gospel Songs #95 (1908) First Line: Let us be lights, and brightly shine Refrain First Line: Let us be lights, let us be lights Lyrics: 1 Let us be lights, and brightly shine With all the glow of love divine; And may we, creatures of His grace, Be mirrors to reflect His face. Refrain: Let us be lights, let us be lights, To brighten all the way, And shine along the upward path That leads to everlasting day. 2 Oh, let us shine ‘mid grief and pain; God’s promises are not in vain, And tho’ we’re often sad and lone, Our Father careth for His own. [Refrain] 3 Oh, let us shine to clear the gloom, And help this sad world to illume; Let us be lights along the road To help the wand’rer back to God. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Let us be lights, and brightly shine]

Let Us Be Lights

Author: Maggie E. Gregory Hymnal: Immanuel's Praise #169 (1914) First Line: Let us be lights, and brightly shine Refrain First Line: Let us be lights, let us be lights Languages: English Tune Title: [Let us be lights, and brightly shine]

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Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Composer of "[Let us be lights, and brightly shine]" in Alexander's Gospel Songs Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman