The Lord Is My Light
Author: James L. Nicholson
Composer: Varies by tune (see below)
Languages (54)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Afrikaans: Die Heer is My Lig
- Albanian: Zoti më Ësht’ Drit’
- American Sign Language (ASL): The Lord Is My Light
- Bulgarian: Исус – моя сила и светлина
- Cantonese (Romanized/Pingyam): [Unknown title]
- Cebuano: Ang Dios Kahayag Ko
- Chinese (Simplified): 主是我的光
- Chinese (Traditional): 主是我的光
- Croatian: Moj Bog je moj sjaj
- Czech: Pán je světlo mé
- Danish: Min Gud er mit lys
- Dutch: De Heer is mijn Licht
- English: The Lord Is My Light
- English Braille: ⠠⠮ ⠠⠇⠕⠗⠙ ⠠⠊⠎ ⠠⠍⠽ ⠠⠇⠊⠣⠞
- Estonian: On Issand mu valgus
- Fijian: Noqu Rarama Na Turaga
- Finnish: Mun valkeuteni on Herrani ain
- French: Christ est ma lumière
- French (French Polynesia): O te Fatu ra To’u Maramarama
- German: Der Herr ist mein Licht
- Greek: Εσύ είσαι το φως
- Hawaiian: Ka Haku Kuu Lama
- Hmong: Tus Tswv Yog Qhov Kaj
- Hungarian: Az Úr a fényem
- Indonesian: Tuhan Terangku
- Italian: Sei luce, Signor
- Japanese: 主は光
- Japanese (Hiragana): 主は光
- Japanese (Kanji): 主は光
- Kekchi: Laaʼat lin saqen
- Khmer (Cambodian): ទ្រង់ជាពន្លឺខ្ញុំ
- Korean: 주는 나의 빛
- Latvian: Tas Kungs ir mana gaisma
- Lithuanian: Viešpats – mano šviesa
- Mandarin (Romanized/Pinyin): Zhǔ shì wǒ di guāng
- Maori: E Kore Ahau e Mataku Noa
- Mongolian: Эзэн бол гэрэл
- Niuean: Ko Iesu Ko e Haaku a Maama
- Norwegian: Min Gud er mitt lys
- Polish: Światłością mą Pan
- Portuguese: Jesus, Minha Luz
- Romanian: Domnul mi-e lumina
- Russian: Господь, Ты — мой Свет
- Samoan: O Iesu Lo‘u Sulu
- Spanish: Jesús es mi luz
- Spanish Braille: ⠠⠚⠑⠎ ⠎ ⠑⠎ ⠍⠊ ⠇⠥⠵
- Swahili: Bwana Ni Nuru
- Swedish: Min Gud är mitt ljus
- Tagalog: Tanglaw Ko ang Diyos
- Tahitian: O te Fatu ra To’u Maramarama
- Thai: พระเจ้าเป็นแสงฉัน
- Tongan: Ko e ʻEikí ko ʻEku Maama
- Ukrainian: Господь — Світоч мій
- Vietnamese: Chúa Là Sự Sáng Của Tôi
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Most common tunes for “The Lord Is My Light”
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Appearances of “The Lord Is My Light” over time
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1853 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: The Juvenile Instructor (1866–1929), Feb 1891.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. The Lord is my light; then why should I fear? By day and by night his presence is near. He is my salvation from sorrow and sin; This blessed assurance the Spirit doth bring.
The Lord is my light; He is my joy and my song. By day and by night He leads, he leads me along.
2. The Lord is my light; tho clouds may arise, Faith, stronger than sight, looks up thru the skies Where Jesus forever in glory doth reign. Then how can I ever in darkness remain?
The Lord is my light; He is my joy and my song. By day and by night He leads, he leads me along.
3. The Lord is my light; the Lord is my strength. I know in his might I’ll conquer at length. My weakness in mercy he covers with pow’r, And, walking by faith, I am blest ev’ry hour.
The Lord is my light; He is my joy and my song. By day and by night He leads, he leads me along.
4. The Lord is my light, my all and in all. There is in his sight no darkness at all. He is my Redeemer, my Savior, and King. With Saints and with angels his praises I’ll sing.
The Lord is my light; He is my joy and my song. By day and by night He leads, he leads me along.
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