There's a Light Shining Forth

This is a praise-and-worship chorus about the army of God, experienced as a light shining forth.

The author and composer are unknown. The song was published, unattributed, in Scripture in Song II in 1981, and one reference has been located to someone remembering it from the 1970s.

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Lead sheet (melody+chords)

PowerPoint slides

Examples

Small group with band, possibly live-recorded in a church service:

Singer with keyboard:

Lyrics

There’s a light shining forth.
I can see it on the horizon.
It’s the army of God,
Preparing for war.
Coming conquering, victorious,
O’er the army of Satan,
Nothing shall stand
Before the army of God.

There’s a people emerging;
They are standing on Zion.
It’s the army of God,
Preparing for war.
Overcoming victorious,
With the Sword of the Spirit,
Nothing can stand,
Nothing can stand,
Before the Word of the Lord.

ABC Notation

X:1
T:There's a Light Shining Forth
A:Unknown
C:Unknown
O:Possibly New Zealand
Z:abc-transcription www.GodSongs.net
K:Eb clef=treble
L:1/4
M:3/4
G/2>G/2 | GFE | "Eb"B3-| B3|-B z G/2>G/2 |
w: There’s a light shin-ing forth.__ I can
G/2>G/2 "Ab" A "Eb"G/2>G/2 | "Fm7"G F2-| F3-| F z D/2>D/2
w: see it on the ho-ri-zon.__ It’s the
D C B, | "Bb"B3-|B3-|B2 B | c B A |
w: ar-my of God,__ pre-par-ing for
"Eb"G3-|G3-|G z G/2>G/2 | GFD |
w: war.__ Com-ing con-quer-ing,
BB B-|B3-|B2 B/2>B/2 | B"Ab"c"Eb"B |
w: vic-tor-ious,__ o’er the ar-my of
"Ab"B A2-|A3-|A3 | "A7"edc | "Eb"B3-| B3-|
w: Sa-tan,__ noth-ing shall stand__
B3/2 F/2 F/2>G/2 | "Bb7"AGF | "Eb"E3-| E3-| E2 z ]
w: _ Be-fore the ar-my of God.__

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