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SDA Hymnal 234

Christ Is the World's Light

Words: Fred Pratt GreenMusic: Paris AntiphonerTune: CHRISTE SANCTORUM11.11.11.5

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1Christ is the world's Light, He and none other;
Born in our darkness, He became our brother.
If we have seen Him, we have seen the Father:
Glory to God on high!

2Christ is the world's Peace, He and none other;
No one can serve Him and despise another.
Who else unites us, one in God the Father?
Glory to God on high!

3Christ is the world's Life, He and none other;
Sold once for silver, murdered here, our brother—
He, who redeems us, reigns with God the Father:
Glory to God on high!

4Give God the glory, God and none other;
Give God the glory, Spirit, Son, and Father;
Give God the glory, God with us, my brother:
Glory to God on high!

Meter
11.11.11.5
Scripture
John 14:9; John 8:12; John 14:6

© 1969 Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

The verse

Meter
10.11.11.6 · the hymnal prints 11.11.11.5
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 56% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABC
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Verse 1

Christ is the world's Light, He and none other;/˘˘//˘˘//˘10A
Born in our darkness, He became our brother./˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘11A
If we have seen Him, we have seen the Father:˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘11B
Glory to God on high!/˘˘/˘/6C

Verse 2

Christ is the world's Peace, He and none other;/˘˘//˘˘//˘10A
No one can serve Him and despise another.˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘11A
Who else unites us, one in God the Father?˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘11B
Glory to God on high!/˘˘/˘/6C

Verse 3

Christ is the world's Life, He and none other;/˘˘//˘˘//˘10A
Sold once for silver, murdered here, our brother—//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘11A
He, who redeems us, reigns with God the Father:˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘11B
Glory to God on high!/˘˘/˘/6C

Verse 4

Give God the glory, God and none other;//˘/˘/˘//˘10A
Give God the glory, Spirit, Son, and Father;//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘11B
Give God the glory, God with us, my brother://˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘11A
Glory to God on high!/˘˘/˘/6C

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.