A Love-ly Light

Matt.5:16

Let your light so shine before men,

 that they may see your good works, 

and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Don't you love

the light of love

in loved one's eyes?

Esp. children!!

don't you love the way they shine

with love without disguise?

and don't you hope and pray that we,

God's precious girl and boy

look at our Daddy lovingly

then shine and shine with joy?!!

Love does not scorn its charge

Nor loathe its perfect law

But lets the grace of God enlarge

Faith’s diligence with awe

Love, the Light of the world

Has pierced sin’s darkness through

It is God’s evidence unfurled

To shine in me and you

…to glorify the Name

Of He who came to save

And live God’s goodness to proclaim

For the gift His love gave

It is impossible

To confess ‘Christ in me’

Without love’s candle visible

For all the world to see

Then pray the Lord to keep

Our love from growing dim

Lest unawares, we fall asleep

And cease to shine for Him

Lord, let our light so shine

So that all men may see

The evidence of love divine

Bringing glory to Thee

Oh, what a lovely Light

The love of God instills

Where until faith is turned to sight

His glory spills and spills

 

© Janet Martin

This is one of the songs the choir hoped to sing at our church on Christmas Eve.

Though we were disappointed to cancel the service

NOTHING can cancel the true believer's joy and or the Light of the World!

Sing Hallelujah!!

Light of the World