Lord, The Light Of Your Love (shine, Jesus, Shine) -
: Echoes Psalm 139:23 ("Search me, O God") and Hebrews 10:19 (entering the presence by the blood of Jesus).
: Usually performed in common time (4/4) at a moderate tempo (~110-115 bpm), it often uses a unique ♭VII (G major in the key of A) harmonic progression in the pre-chorus. Lord, the light of Your love (Shine, Jesus, shine)
: The hymn is densely packed with scriptural allusions, primarily from the Gospel of John. : Echoes Psalm 139:23 ("Search me, O God")
While widely beloved—especially as a "school assembly banger"—it has also faced criticism; the Catholic Herald famously dubbed it "the most loathed of all happy-clappy hymns". : Echoes Psalm 139:23 ("Search me