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Thread #6021   Message #935747
Posted By: GUEST,Q
17-Apr-03 - 09:46 PM
Thread Name: ADD: Various Lighthouse Gospel Songs
Subject: Lyr Add: LIGHTHOUSE (SHINE ON ME)
Recorded in New Orleans, the record number noted in a previous post.

There are as many versions as singers. Many slight variations in the tune to fit the words which are sometimes shoe-horned in to the verses. Here is another:

Lyr. Add: LIGHTHOUSE (SHINE ON ME)

Shine on me
Shine on me
Let the light of your lighthouse
Shine on me.

I am a sailor out on the ocean
Far from land as I can be
But, I am not afraid
No, I will never worry
'Cause the light of your lighthouse
Shines on me.

Built upon a rock,
Carved from a mountain
Laid upon the shore
Pointing out to sea
Stands a mighty light,
And I will never worry
'Cause the light of your lighthouse
Shines on me.

Oh, the sea gets rough,
And the boat may get a-rocking
And the gale winds blow.
The waves grow as tall as trees
But there's peace in my heart,
And I will never worry
'Cause the light of your lighthouse
Shines on me.

Don't know who did this one, but it is on Lighthouse Records. Lighthouse

Haven't found the Waylon Jennings version yet.