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Thy Word Sheds Light upon My Path

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1 Thy word sheds light upon my path;
a shining light, it guides my feet;
Thy righteous judgments to observe
my solemn vow I now repeat.

2 In my distress I plead with Thee,
send help according to Thy Word;
accept my sacrifice of praise
and make me know Thy judgments, LORD.

3 In danger oft and nigh to death,
Thy law remembered is my aid.
the wicked seek my overthrow,
yet from Thy truth I have not strayed.

4 Thy precepts are my heritage,
for daily they my heart rejoice;
to keep Thy statutes faithfully
shall ever be my willing choice.

Source: Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #119N

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First Line: Thy Word sheds light upon my path
Title: Thy Word Sheds Light upon My Path
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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CANONBURY

Derived from the fourth piano piece in Robert A. Schumann's Nachtstücke, Opus 23 (1839), CANONBURY first appeared as a hymn tune in J. Ireland Tucker's Hymnal with Tunes, Old and New (1872). The tune, whose title refers to a street and square in Islington, London, England, is often matched to Haver…

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