Uploaded March 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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"Blackout" by Steffany Gretzinger. Bethel Music, bethelmusic.com
Arranged and performed by Dan Musselman. danmusselman.com

Matthew 5:14
You are the light of the world
like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.

John 8:12
When Jesus spoke to the people, he said,
”I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

My prayer is that you go and be a light!

[Verse 1]
I ride the dawn
It's in the name I was given
Can't get away from the meaning
I'll always rise, I'll always shine
In a blackout
I will illuminate the dark
You won't escape the beaming
I will glimmer, I will glow

[Refrain 1]
You can't turn out a light shining from the inside
Can't turn out a light shining from the inside

[Verse 2]
Light of the world
It's the name we were given
Can't get away from the vision
We are cities on a hill
In a blackout
We will illuminate the dark
They won't escape the beaming
We will glimmer, we will glow

[Refrain 2]
You can't turn out a light shining from the inside
Can't turn out a light shining from the inside
Can't turn out a light shining from the inside
Can't turn out a light shining from the inside

[Chorus]
This our paradigm
The world didn't give it
And they can't take it away
We are made of light
The world didn't give it
And they can't take it away

[Bridge]
In a blackout
I will illuminate the dark
You won't escape the beaming
In a blackout
We will illuminate the dark
They won't escape the beaming
In a blackout
I will illuminate the dark
They won't escape the beaming

[Chorus]
This our paradigm
The world didn't give it
We are made of light
The world didn't give it
And they can't take it away

[Outro]
The world didn't give it
And they can't take it away
The world didn't give it
And they can't take it away