Be My Lamp, Lord ©

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CHORUS
BE MY LAMP, LORD, SHOW ME THE WAY.
GUIDE AND DIRECT ME, HEAR WHAT I PRAY.
THAT I MIGHT NOT STUMBLE OR TAKE THE WRONG PATH.
YOU BE MY LAMP, LORD.  THE FIRST AND THE LAST.

TIME CARRIES ME FASTER, LIFE PASSING ME BY.
SEARCHING FOR PLEASURES, PIE IN THE SKY.
RUNNING IN CIRCLES, NO GOAL IN SIGHT.
DAYS BECOME SHORTER AND LONG IS THE NIGHT.
 

HELP ME TO SEE LORD, HELP ME TO BE,
WHAT IN THIS WORLD YOU HAVE PLANNED FOR ME.
I CAN HOLD TIGHT TO WHAT YOU HAVE PLANNED.
IF YOU BE MY LAMP, LORD, MY HELP AND MY HAND.
 
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