Great light

The phrase "Great light" resonates through 3 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“Great light”· 3 hymns found
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Great our need for hope and heal­ing,
Herdsmen be­held these an­gels bright,
The world can not give you re­lease;

Great light

God with us, Em­ma­nu­el!
Who said God’s Son is born to­night,
And Je­sus will give you sweet peace.

Come, You People of the Promise

Lyricist: Joy Patterson, 1994
Composer: Polish carol
Hymn 1

...Great our need for hope and heal­ing,

Some great light our God re­veal­ing,

God with us, Em­ma­nu­el!...

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Great our need for hope and heal­ing,

Some great light our God re­veal­ing,

God with us, Em­ma­nu­el!

Come, You People of the Promise

When Christ Was Born of Mary Free

Lyricist: 15th Century
Composer: Arthur Brown
Hymn 2

...Herdsmen be­held these an­gels bright,

To them ap­pear­ing with great light,

Who said God’s Son is born to­night,...

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Herdsmen be­held these an­gels bright,

To them ap­pear­ing with great light,

Who said God’s Son is born to­night,

When Christ Was Born of Mary Free

Step Out on the Promise (Cox)

Composer: Silas Cox, 1912
Hymn 3

...The world can not give you re­lease;

Step out from sin’s dark­ness in­to the great light,

And Je­sus will give you sweet peace....

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The world can not give you re­lease;

Step out from sin’s dark­ness in­to the great light,

And Je­sus will give you sweet peace.

Step Out on the Promise (Cox)

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