1 A light on my pathway to banish the night,
A beacon to guide me and lead me aright,
A radiant sunbeam that shineth so bright,
That’s what His love means to me.
Refrain:
That’s what His love means to me,
That’s what His love means to me;
A light on my way, my comfort and stay,
That’s what His love means to me.
2 A shelter from tempest and storm-winds that blow,
A safe, sure retreat wheresoever I go,
The source of all comfort that here I may know,
That’s what His love means to me. [Refrain]
3 A wellspring of water ‘mid desert and heat,
A rest from my labor, a joy full, complete;
A peace calm and holy, a fellowship sweet,
That’s what His love means to me. [Refrain]
Source: New Songs of Pentecost No. 2 #42
Rv Haldor Lillenas DMus Norway/USA 1885-1959. Born at Stord, near Bergen, Norway, his father sold their 15 acre farm in Norway and emigrated to the U.S., buying a farm in Colton, SD. After he built a sod house, the family (wife and three chldren) also came to SD in 1887. They moved to Astoria, Oregon in 1889, where Lillenas learned English and began writing song lyrics at an early age. In 1900 the family moved again to Roseville, MN, where he worked as a farm laborer and began attending a Lutheran high school at Hawick, MN. He sold a few songs at age 19. At age 21 he began writing more songs, encouraged by some earlier ones becoming popular (“He set me free” was one). His mother died in 1906 and his father returned to ND, but Li… Go to person page >
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