Brightly beams our Father’s Brightly beams our Father’s mercy from the lighthouse mercy from the lighthouse

evermore;evermore;

But to us He gives the But to us He gives the keeping of the lights keeping of the lights

along the shore.along the shore.

Dark the night of sin has Dark the night of sin has settled, loud the settled, loud the

angry billows roar;angry billows roar;

Eager eyes are watching, Eager eyes are watching, longing for the lights longing for the lights

along the shore.along the shore.

Trim your feeble lamp, my brother; some poor

seaman tempest tossed;

Trying now to make the Trying now to make the harbor, in the harbor, in the

darkness may be lost.darkness may be lost.

Let the lower lights be burning! Send a gleam across the wave! Some

poor fainting struggling seaman, You may rescue,

you may save.

“Let The Lower Lights Be Burning”

Hymns For Worship #237

Matt 5:14, 16Matt 5:14, 16

You are the light of the world. A You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be city set on a hill cannot be hidden.hidden.

Let your light shine before men in Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.Father who is in heaven.

Heb 6:18b-19Heb 6:18b-19

……in order that…we may have in order that…we may have strong encouragement, we who strong encouragement, we who have fled for refuge in laying hold have fled for refuge in laying hold of the hope set before us.of the hope set before us.

This hope we have as an anchor This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters steadfast and one which enters within the veil…within the veil…

Our faith is an anchor for our own soul…

…and a beacon for the lost “still at sea.”

May God help us get May God help us get ourselves and others ourselves and others

safely to harbor.safely to harbor.