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Holy Jesus, be my light

Holy Jesus, be my light

Tune: MAUD (Gatty)
Published in 15 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Holy Jesus, be my light,
Shine upon my way,
Through this tempting, changing life
Lead me day by day.

2 As the wise men came of old,
Traveling afar,
Guided to Thy cradle throne
By a wondrous star;

3 So be Thou my constant Guide,
Lead me all the way,
Till I reach Thy home at last,
Nevermore to stray.

Source: The Sunday School Hymnal: with offices of devotion #284

Text Information

First Line: Holy Jesus, be my light
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 15 of 15)

A New Service and Tune Book for Sunday Schools. New ed. #d48

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Forms and Hymns for Christmas #29

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Hymns and Carols for Church and Sunday-school #192

Little Children's Book #d31

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Little Children's Book #39

New Service and Tune Book for Sunday School #d47

The Hymnal of the Reformed Church in the United States #d250

The Praise Hymnal #284

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The Primary and Junior Hymnal #16

The Primary Sunday School Hymnal #d66

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The Sunday School Hymnal #284

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The Sunday School Hymnal #284

The Young Churchman's Hymnal (Diocese of Western New York) #d25

The Young Churchman's Hymnal. 5th ed. #d26

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