I WANDERED IN THE SHADES OF NIGHT
"They need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth
them light." Revelation 22:5
Words: Judson W. Van DeVenter, circa 1899.
Music: "Sunlight," Winfield S. Weeden.
I wandered in the shades of night,
Till Jesus came to me,
And with the sunlight of His love
Bid all my darkness flee.
Refrain
Sunlight, sunlight in my soul today,
Sunlight, sunlight all along the way;
Since the Savior found me, took away my sin,
I have had the sunlight of His love within.
Though clouds may gather in the sky,
And billows round me roll,
However dark the world may be
I've sunlight in my soul.
Refrain
I cross the wide extended fields,
I journey o'er the plain,
And in the sunlight of His love
I reap the golden grain.
Refrain
Soon I shall see Him as He is,
The Light that came to me;
Behold the brightness of His face,
Throughout eternity.
Refrain