Text:Be Ye Lamps Unto Yourselves
Author (attributed to):Gautama Buddha, 5th cent. B.C.E.
Translator:Anon.
Tune:LUMINA

184. Be Ye Lamps Unto Yourselves

Be ye lamps unto yourselves;
be your own confidence;
hold to the truth within yourselves
as to the only lamp.

Text Information
First Line: Be ye lamps unto yourselves
Title: Be Ye Lamps Unto Yourselves
Author (attributed to): Gautama Buddha, 5th cent. B.C.E.
Translator: Anon.
Meter: Irregular
Language: English
Publication Date: 1993
Topic: Wisdom from the World's Religions: Words from Sacred Traditions; Buddhism; Closings (2 more...)
Tune Information
Name: LUMINA
Meter: Irregular
Key: d minor or modal
Source: From a melody in the Sarum Antiphonal
Copyright: Public Domain



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