Candle in the Dark

INTRO

Jesus our Lord before he went away

Commissioned his disciples to go and teach all nations

This commission was extensive

It was an obligation for the disciples

To disperse themselves

To every nation and every corner of the inhabited globe

To preach to every creature

Without exception, without limitation

INTERLUDE

Be a candle in the dark

Lord I want to be a candle in the dark

A light to the world

Be a witness for my Lord

Please send me into this dark world

Please use me somehow, oh Lord

As a candle in the dark

Lord I want to be a candle in the dark

Many attempts at the great commission

Have been made by many Christians

Since the days of the first apostles

But I regret to report that the work of God

Has not been taken up seriously

Nor has it been prosecuted

With the zeal and perseverance

Of the early Christian church

Indeed they were candles in the dark

INTERLUDE

Be a candle in the dark

Lord I want to be a candle in the dark

A light to the world

Be a witness for my Lord

Please send me into this dark world

Please use me somehow, oh Lord

As a candle in the dark

Lord I want to be a candle in the dark

Many people say the commission is completed

By the ministry of the early apostles

They say, we have many souls in our own countries

If God intends the salvation of the world

He will somehow bring the gospel to them

Or bring them to the gospel

Today, most Christians sit at ease

Have no concern for lost sinners

They don’t wanna be candles in the dark

INTERLUDE

Be a candle in the dark

Lord I want to be a candle in the dark

A light to the world

Be a witness for my Lord

Please send me into this dark world

Please use me somehow, oh Lord

As a candle in the dark

Lord I want to be a candle in the dark

INTERLUDE

For the consideration of you who sit at ease

I offer these observations

If the whole body of Christians

Entered heartily into the great commission

And loved the souls of their fellow creatures

More than they love themselves

And more than they love their own lives yeah

They could become candles in the dark

They could become saviours of this world

Candles in the dark

INTERLUDE

Be a candle in the dark

Lord I want to be a candle in the dark

A light to the world

Be a witness for my Lord

Please send me into this dark world

Please use me somehow, oh Lord

As a candle in the dark

Lord I want to be a candle in the dark

CHORUS

Be a candle in the dark

Lord I want to be a candle in the dark

A light to the world

Be a witness for my Lord

Please send me into this dark world

Please use me somehow, oh Lord

As a candle in the dark

Lord I want to be a candle in the dark

CHORUS

Be a candle in the dark

Lord I want to be a candle in the dark

A light to the world

Be a witness for my Lord

Please send me into this dark world

Please use me somehow, oh Lord