Hymns by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette

Your Word is Like a Lamp, O Lord
CANONBURY (8.8.8.8) ("Lord, Speak to Me, That I May Speak")

Your word is like a lamp, O Lord,
And like a light to guide our way;
For in this ever-changing world,
It bears your promise every day.

You showed your love to Israel,
And to the world you sent your Son.
A witness without parallel,
The scriptures tell what you have done.

You speak your word in history,
To cultures bound by time and place.
Yet in the Bible we can see
The boundless reaching of your grace.

God, open wide each heart and mind
By your own Spirit, now we pray,
That in your scriptures we may find
New strength to serve you every day.

Biblical Reference: John 20:19-31
Tune: Robert Schumann, 1839 ("Lord, Speak to Me, That I May Speak")
Text: Copyright © 1999 by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. All rights reserved.
Copied from Gifts of Love: New Hymns for Today's Worship by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette (Geneva Press, 2000).
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Hymn Use Permission: Gifts of Love: New Hymns for Today's Worship by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette (Geneva Press, 2000) includes a permission note for those who own this book to use this hymn (along with the 44 other new hymns in the book) in their local church's worship services. People who do not own Gifts of Love are asked to contact Carolyn (bcgillette@comcast.net) for permission to use the hymn and to get a copy of the hymn formatted for worship bulletin use.