Let The Light From The Lighthouse Shine On Me
Music traditional;  lyrics © 1999 Bob Zentz
info about the traditional song "Shine on Me"
Video - 2013 Chicago Maritime Festival - Lee Murdock

When the daylight fades and the shadows fall 
Let the light from the light-house shine on me 
And the weather watch spies a coming squall 
Let the light from the light-house shine on me 

Then the sun sinks low in a troubled sea…
The wind will blow and the rain falls free…

     Shine on me, oh, shine on me
     Let the light from the light-house shine on me
     Shine on me, oh, shine on me
     Let the light from the light-house shine on me
 
Then the clouds boil black and the wind will wail…
And you’re caught in the teeth of a living gale…

Then your sailor’s heart is filled with fear…
When the sound of the surf on the rocks is near…
(chorus)
 
Then the wind drops off and the sea’s becalmed…
But the fog is thickest before the dawn…

Then the new sun burns the fog away…
From the darkest night comes the brightest day…
(chorus)
 
When your ship is safe in port again…
You can thank the keeper, you can thank the flame…
(chorus)

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