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CHILDREN OF LIGHT by BERNARD BARTON

First Line: WALK IN THE LIGHT! SO SHALT THOU KNOW
Last Line: AND GOD HIMSELF IS LIGHT.
Subject(s): GOD;

Walk in the light: so shalt thou know
That fellowship of love
His spirit only can bestow,
Who reigns in light above.

Walk in the light: and sin abhorred
Shall ne'er defile again;
The blood of Jesus Christ thy Lord
Shall cleanse from every stain.

Walk in the light: and thou shalt find
Thy heart made truly His
Who dwells in cloudless light enshrined,
In whom no darkness is.

Walk in the light: and thou shalt own
Thy darkness passed away,
Because that Light hath on thee shone
In which is perfect day.

Walk in the light: and e'en the tomb
No fearful shade shall wear;
Glory shall chase away its gloom,
For Christ hath conquered there.

Walk in the light: and thine shall be
A path, though thorny, bright;
For God, by grace, shall dwell in thee,
And God Himself is light.



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