p. 243 | THY WORD IS A LAMP by Rev. Dwight Williams

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Feb 20, 1893

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 19, No. 16.

THY WORD IS A LAMP.

By Rev. Dwight Williams

"Thy word is a lamp," golden lighted, That shines on the path of my doubt As walls of the midnight about; And, lo, on my way fear benighted, Sweet visions of beauty descend, With cheer as the voice of a friend! "Thy word is a lamp."

Though mountains of shadow may haunt me, They cannot disquiet me while I watch for the light of thy smile That beams in the words that enchant me; I read them and therein I see, Through vistas that lead me to thee, "Thy word is a lamp."

Shine down in my heart, lamp of beauty, And thus shall my pathway become An avenue leading me home; And love as the law of my duty Shall keep me in blessing and rest, A pilgrim and stranger confessed, "Thy word is a lamp." —Rev. Dwight Williams.