Jehovah Is My Light

Jehovah is my light

And my sal­va­tion near;

Who shall my soul af­fright

Or cause my heart to fear?

While God my strength

my life sus­tains

Secure from fear my soul re­mains.

When ev­il­do­ers came

To make my life their prey

They stum­bled in their shame

And fell in sore dis­may;

Though hosts make war on ev­ery side

Still fear­less I in God con­fide.

My one re­quest has been

And still this pray­er I raise

That I may dwell with­in

God’s house through all my days

Jehovah’s beau­ty to ad­mire

And in His tem­ple to in­quire.

When trou­bles round me swell

When fears and dan­gers throng

Securely I will dwell

In His pa­vil­ion strong;

Within the co­vert of His tent

He hides me till the storm is spent.

Uplifted on a rock

Above my foes around

Amid the bat­tle shock

My song shall still re­sound;

Then joy­ful of­fer­ings I will bring

Jehovah’s praise my heart shall sing.