Hold Up Thy Light

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Sep 12, 1878

Hold Up Thy Light.

Hold up thy light, O child of grace! Be not afraid to let it shine On all around, but rather fear To hide this precious light divine. Hold up thy light! Thou canst not tell, However feeble be its ray, But some poor soul may catch its beam, And by it find the narrow way. Hold up thy light with steady hand Though it be faint! Who does not know, Where darkness reigns, how far and clear Even a little light will show? Hold up thy light! 'Tis God's command; And till with thee time cease to roll, His voice thou canst not disobey But at the peril of thy soul. Hold up thy light! 'Tis thus it lives; By shining, grows itself more bright; Thus is the Father glorified; Then child of grace, hold up thy light!

—Sel.