Biblical Connections

The idea of the word of God as a lamp which guides us through the darkness until we reach God's great light comes from 2 Pet 1:16-21:

For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,” we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain. And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Which also builds upon Ps 119:105:

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Compared to Hymnals

We use the original music of 1883 as do most hymnals.

	No.	Words	Music
Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs	280	Identical	Follows most of the alterations of Christian Hymns No. 2: Bass sings low DO in mm. 1, 5, 13; Tenor sings SOL instead of DO on second half of beat 2 in mm. 1, 5, 13; Tenor sings FA instead of DO on beat 3 of m. 3; Tenor sings TI instead of DO on first half of beat 2 in m. 10; Tenor sings MI FA SOL instead of DO DO DO for “light shall guide” in m. 11; Alto sings DO instead of SOL on first half of beat 2 in m. 4; Alto sings SOL instead of DO on beat 4 of m. 9; Alto sings SOL SOL instead of FA MI in beat 2 of m. 10; Alto sings SOL SOL DO DO instead of MI FA SOL SOL for “light shall guide” in m. 11
Songs for Worship and Praise	778	Identical	Identical
Songs of Faith and Praise	450	Lacks vs 3	Identical
Praise for the Lord	154	Changes "storm" to "storms" in vs 1; Changes "portal" to "portals" in chorus	Alto opens chorus with DO DO DO DO DO instead of DO DO RE MI DO
Hymns for Worship (Revised)	500	Identical	Follows most of the alterations of Christian Hymns No. 2: Bass sings low DO in mm. 1, 5, 13; Tenor sings SOL instead of DO on second half of beat 2 in mm. 1, 5, 13; Tenor sings FA instead of DO on beat 3 of m. 3; Tenor sings TI instead of DO on first half of beat 2 in m. 10; Tenor sings MI FA SOL instead of DO DO DO for “light shall guide” in m. 11; Alto sings DO instead of SOL on first half of beat 2 in m. 4; Alto sings SOL instead of DO on beat 4 of m. 9; Alto sings SOL SOL instead of FA MI in beat 2 of m. 10; Alto sings SOL SOL DO DO instead of MI FA SOL SOL for “light shall guide” in m. 11
Songs of the Church	120	Identical	Identical
Sacred Selections	501	Changes "storm" to "storms" in vs 1; Changes "portal" to "portals" in chorus	Identical
Christian Hymns No. 2	232	Identical	Bass sings low DO in mm. 1, 5, 13; Tenor sings SOL instead of DO on second half of beat 2 in mm. 1, 5, 13; Tenor sings FA instead of DO on beat 3 of m. 3; Tenor sings TI instead of DO on first half of beat 2 in m. 10; Tenor sings MI FA SOL instead of DO DO DO for “light shall guide” in m. 11; Tenor sings FA instead of DO on beat 3 of m. 15; Tenor ends with SOL SOL instead of RE DO; Alto sings DO instead of SOL on first half of beat 2 in m. 4; Alto sings SOL instead of DO on beat 4 of m. 9; Alto sings SOL SOL instead of FA MI in beat 2 of m. 10; Alto sings SOL SOL DO DO instead of MI FA SOL SOL for “light shall guide” in m. 11
Great Songs of the Church No. 2	46	Identical	Identical

Sources

• Edmund S. Lorenz, Holy voices for the Sunday school, and other services of the church (1888), No. 145:
  https://archive.org/details/holyvoices00lore/page/102/mode/1up