If you've found your way here, you may already know that my name is Bill and I enjoy writing songs about God. If you did not know that, well now you do. I hope to be faithful with the songs I write. I'm not sure I know how to do that, but I think this website is a start. It contains the lyrics, chord charts, mp3's, even the stories behind the songs. And it is all free to you. So look around. Enjoy. And thanks for stopping by.
(back to album) / (back to music) Gonna Shine My Light
download chord chart // download mp3 (chorus) I’m gonna shine my light for the King of Glory I’m gonna shine my light til His Kingdom come I’m gonna shine my light for the King of Glory I’m gonna shine my light til He outshines the sun
(verse 1) This little light of mine (echo) I know its gonna find (echo) Something for to shine (echo) This little light of mine (echo)
But there’s no need to search (echo) For something that’s of worth (echo) Cause I’ve found my something (echo) He’s the one and glorious King (echo)
(verse 2) These little hearts of ours (echo) They will search and they will scour (echo) For beauty, love, and power (echo) These little hearts of ours (echo)
But there’s no need to search (echo) For something that’s of worth (echo) Cause I've found my something (echo) He's the one and glorious King (echo)
A few years ago, I memorized the Gospel of John, word for word. Scripture memorization has been an important part of my journey of faith. It always seems to accompany times of growth and maturity...which I don't think is a coincidence.
People who can recall from memory large sections of the Bible, verbatim, always impress the heck out of me. But that isn't why I do it. In fact, I couldn't recite to you John's Gospel right now; not without looking. I've forgotten it already.
I've forgotten every large section of Scripture that at one time or another was burned into my memory. Why? Because I don't do it for the sake of memorization; I do it for the sake of marination.
Repeating it over and over, letting it sink it...letting it soak in. That is why Scripture memorization is important to me. My friend Mike told me regarding studying the Bible, "You can't always remember what you read. But so what? I don't remember what I ate for breakfast last Monday...but it helped me get through the day."
It isn't so much that it remains on the top of your mind, but that it remains in the depths of your soul.
And because of the marination process, I tend to see common themes in my own songwriting during times of memorizing Scripture. Thus, as I was memorizing the first part of John's Gospel...I found myself writing songs about light (If you've read the beginning of that book, you'll understand why. If you haven't...well, you really should).
'Gonna Shine My Light' is one of those songs; a little bluegrass reminder that our hearts are going to find something to live for. It is the way we were designed. They are going to find something, or someone, that they deem most valuable, most worthy; they are going to find something to worship.
Our hearts are going to shine their lights for something. May they shine for God.
