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Text:Thy Word Is a Lamp
Author:Francis Jane (Fanny) Crosby
Tune:[Thy Word is a lamp to my feet, O Lord]
Composer:Hubert Platt Main
Media:MIDI file

6997. Thy Word Is a Lamp

1. Thy Word is a lamp to my feet, O Lord,
Thy Word is a light to my way;
It shines in my soul like a star by night,
And comforts and cheers me by day.

Refrain
O wonderful, wonderful Word,
My treasure, my hope, and my stay;
Each promise recorded delights my soul,
And brightens each step of my way.

2. Thy Word is a lamp to my feet, O Lord,
And, trusting in Thee as my all,
Whatever of evil may cross my path,
I never, no, never can fall. [Refrain]

3. Thy Word is a lamp to my feet, O Lord,
And oh, when Thy glory I see,
For all the rich blessings its truth has brought,
The praises will I give unto Thee. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Thy Word is a lamp to my feet, O Lord
Title: Thy Word Is a Lamp
Author: Francis Jane (Fanny) Crosby (1883)
Refrain First Line: O wonderful, wonderful Word
Language: English
Source: Sunny Side Songs for Sunday Schools, by W. Howard Doane (New York: Biglow & Main Company, 1883)
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Some hymnals show the author as Grace J. Frances, one of Fanny's pseudonyms.
Tune Information
Name: [Thy Word is a lamp to my feet, O Lord]
Composer: Hubert Platt Main
Incipit: 33234 34511 11135
Key: Eā™­ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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