Popular Songs, Negro Spirituals, Jazz and Blues
This Little Light of Mine
This song was written by Harry Dixon Loes in about 1920. The words come from St. Mathew's Gospel.
Type of song - Spiritual or Gospel song
Tempo - Lively
Metre - 4. (4 beats in each bar)
Form - A,B,A (refrain, verse, refrain)
Mood - Joyful (praising)
Type of song - Spiritual or Gospel song
Tempo - Lively
Metre - 4. (4 beats in each bar)
Form - A,B,A (refrain, verse, refrain)
Mood - Joyful (praising)
Lyrics
This little light of mine/I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine/I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine/I'm gonna let it shine
Let it shine/Let it shine/Let it shine oh yeah
This little light of mine/I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine/I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine/I'm gonna let it shine
Let it shine/Let it shine/Let it shine oh yeah