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 Tho' 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;
O 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,
Thro'out eternity. [Refrain]
Baptist Hymnal, 1991
First Line: | I wandered in the shades of night |
Title: | Sunlight |
Author: | Judson W. Van De Venter (1897) |
Meter: | 8.6.8.6.9.9.11.11 |
Language: | English |
Refrain First Line: | Sunlight, sunlight in my soul today |
Notes: | Swahili translation: See "Gizani na dhambini" |
Copyright: | Public Domain |