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SUNLIGHT IN MY SOUL

Meter: 8.6.8.6 with refrain Appears in 150 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Winfield S. Weeden Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 51112 33345 55655 Used With Text: Sunlight

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Sunlight, Sunlight

Author: J.W. Van De Venter Appears in 187 hymnals First Line: I wandered in the shades of night Refrain First Line: Sunlight, sunlight in my soul today Used With Tune: [I wandered in the shades of night] Weeden

Vagaba Yo en Obscuridad

Author: Judson W. Van de Venter, 1855-1939 Appears in 9 hymnals Refrain First Line: Gozo y luz hay en mi alma hoy Used With Tune: SUNLIGHT

Eu alegre vou na sua luz

Author: Arthur Beriah Deter (1868-1945); Judson W. Van DeVenter Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Perdido eu andei, na escuridão Topics: Vida Cristã Alegria Cristã Scripture: Psalm 27:1 Used With Tune: SEMPRE ALEGRE (SUNLIGHT)

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Sunlight, Sunlight

Author: J.W. Van De Venter Hymnal: Victorious Hymns #32 (1939) First Line: I wandered in the shades of night Refrain First Line: Sunlight, sunlight in my soul today Languages: English Tune Title: [I wandered in the shades of night] Weeden
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Sunlight

Author: Judson W. Van DeVenter Hymnal: Timeless Truths #181 Meter: 8.6.8.6.9.9.11.11 First Line: I wandered in the shades of night Refrain First Line: Sunlight, sunlight in my soul today Lyrics: 1 I wandered in the shades of night, Till Jesus came to me, And with the sunlight of His love Bid all my darkness flee. Refrain: Sunlight, sunlight in my soul today, Sunlight, sunlight all along the way; Since the Savior found me, took away my sin, I have had the sunlight of His love within. 2 Though clouds may gather in the sky, And billows ’round me roll, However dark the world may be I’ve sunlight in my soul. [Refrain] 3 While walking in the light of God, I sweet communion find; I press with holy vigor on And leave the world behind. [Refrain] 4 I cross the wide, extended fields, I journey o’er the plain, And in the sunlight of His love I reap the golden grain. [Refrain] 5 Soon I shall see Him as He is, The Light that came to me; Behold the brightness of His face, Throughout eternity. [Refrain] Scripture: Revelation 22:5 Tune Title: SUNLIGHT
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Sunlight

Author: J. W. Van De Venter Hymnal: Christ in Song #276 (1908) First Line: I wandered in the shades of night Refrain First Line: Sunlight, sunlight, in my soul today Lyrics: 1 I wandered in the shades of night, Till Jesus came to me, And with the sunlight of His love Bid all my darkness flee. Chorus: Sunlight, sunlight, in my soul today, Sunlight, sunlight, all along the way; Since the Saviour found me, took away my sin, I have had the sunlight of His love within. 2 Tho' clouds may gather in the sky, And billows 'round me roll, However dark the world may be, I've sunlight in my soul. [Chorus] 3 While walking in the light of God I sweet communion find; I press with holy vigor on, And leave the world behind. [Chorus] 4 I cross the wide-extended fields, I journey o'er the plain, And in the sunlight of His love I reap the golden grain. [Chorus] 5 Soon I shall see Him as He is, The Light that came to me; Behold the brightness of His face Thro'out eternity. [Chorus] Topics: Christ Sunlight; Christ Sunlight; Christ Sunlight; Christ Sunlight; Christ Sunlight; Living His Life Sunlight; Living His Life Sunlight; Living His Life Sunlight Languages: English Tune Title: [I wandered in the shades of night]

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Judson W. Van DeVenter

1855 - 1939 Person Name: J.W. Van De Venter Author of "Sunlight, Sunlight" in Victorious Hymns Judson W. Van DeVenter was born 15 December 1855 on a farm near the village of Dundee, Michigan. He was educated in the country and village schools, and at Hillsdale College. He later moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. He wrote about 100 hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

W. S. Weeden

1847 - 1908 Person Name: W.S. Weeden Composer of "[I wandered in the shades of night] Weeden" in Victorious Hymns Winfield S. Weeden was born in 1847 in Middleport, OH. In his early life he was active in teaching singing schools throughout that area in Ohio. As singer and associate to Judson VandeVenter in his evangelistic campaigns, Weeden assisted in meetings at East Palestine and Sebring. He compiled several collections of hymns among them The Peacemaker, Songs of the Peacemaker, and Songs of Sovereign Grace. Weeden died in 1908. (see 101 More Hymn Stories, Osbeck, Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel, 1985) Mary Louise VanDyke

Julius O. Berr

1844 - 1914 Person Name: J. O. Berr Translator of "Sonnenschein" in Lobe den Herrn!

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Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary

Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library
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