Today as part of our 37 Days of Christmas posts, I’m sharing “Light Dawns in the Darkness”—built from Belhaven’s Verse of the Year (2020): Psalm 112:4 — “Light dawns in the darkness for the godly. They are generous, compassionate, and righteous.”
2020 didn’t feel like a “light” kind of year. The lyrics don’t dodge that—death’s shadows, trembling neighborhoods, restless nights, the future dimming. But the verse makes a stubborn claim: darkness doesn’t get the final word. Morning mercies are drawing near.
This song is my way of holding a candle up in a hard season—one more step on the path, one more glimmer getting brighter, one more reminder that darkness cannot quench a flame. And it’s not just personal comfort; Psalm 112 says the light shows up in a people marked by generosity, compassion, and righteousness—the kind of holiness that looks like help.
– Doug
Light Dawns In The Darkness | Lyrics
Chorus:
Light dawns in the darkness for the godly
They are generous, compassionate and righteous
Light dawns in the darkness for the godly
They are generous, compassionate and righteous
Verse 1
Darkness all around us while death’s shadows circle ‘round us
Hope is fleeting seems defeating as the future dims
Darkness is dissembling, while the neighborhoods are trembling
Lost what matters in the chatter – Will it never end?
This is not the day that I had hoped for
These are not the dreams that I prayed most for
Restless nights, awake with fear
But morning mercies are drawing near
(CHORUS)
Verse 2
The word of God is shining on the path that we are finding
Night concealing, light revealing at least one more step
As we’re passing through the curtain, where the unknown seems more certain
Coming nearer to the glimmer growing brighter yet
Darkness cannot quench a candle’s flaming
At midnight sparks resemble fires blazing
Together let us climb the slope
Build a city on the hill give the nations hope
(chorus)
Verse 3
As a symbol good is winning, let’s remember the beginning
When God spoke into the blackness, “let there now be light”
Now redemption tells the story of the knowledge of God’s glory
Shining now within our hearts found in the face of Christ
The world will always have great tribulations
But Christ has overcome through His salvation
We’re pressed by troubles, but we’re not crushed down
We’re oppressed, mistreated, but we’re not devoid
We’re confused and puzzled, but we’re not despaired
We’ve been hurt, knocked over, but we’re not destroyed
(Chorus)
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