This Little Light of Mine
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Suzanne Langlois: Joe -- We Know Where You Live....any Senate healthcare reform bill which includes a public option. Five hundred candle power strong, the assembled sang "This Little Light of Mine" beneath the dark balcony of the empty Lieberman home. From the balconies of the... In this article: Joseph Lieberman, Cigna, Aetna, Dan Malloy, and Stamford |
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Huffington Post | 5 days ago
Mary Ann West: Candlelight Vigil for Health Care Reform at Senator Lieberman's Front Door
...Stamford High School. The vigil transformed into a candlelight march to the senator's condo building, where participants sang "This Little Light of Mine." Unexpected drama came at the conclusion of the event as clergy--including rabbis,...
In this article: Joe Lieberman, Stamford High School, Connecticut, Moral imperative, God, and University of Connecticut
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New Orleans Times-Picayune | 7 days ago
Friends, relatives celebrate life of girl slain by stray bullet
...of a region with a "wounded soul," hungry for peace, harmony and love. Many mourners stood and clapped during Paige's favorite hymn, "This Little Light of Mine." The slain girl's mother, Alkima Anderson Williamson, read a poem about a...
In this article: New Orleans, Middle East, and God
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TIME | November 06, 2009
30 Rock Watch: Subway Series
...I need to get my medication, if you could find it in your hearts to, etc. Likewise, there are in fact roving a capella group who have made "This Little Light of Mine" the unofficial national anthem of the Metropolitan Transportation...
In this article: 30 Rock, New York City, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Kim Cattrall
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The Spokesman Review | October 31, 2009
Holiday feel at folk festival - Sat, 31 Oct 2009 PST
...a cross between Herman Munster and Jerry Lee Lewis as the band delivered such crowd pleasers as "The Unicorn Song" and a version of "This Little Light of Mine" that was so zippy Sorenson needed cellophane tape to hold his nose in...
In this article: Kenn Nesbitt, Spokane Community College, Oxygen, and Hiccups
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Florida-Times Union | October 22, 2009
Clay sheriff: Body found in Ga. landfill is that of Somer Renee Thompson
...asked that they sing Somer's favorite song, "You Are My Sunshine," which the crowd aptly obliged. They also sang "Jesus Loves Me" and "This Little Light of Mine" before the 34-year-old mother collapsed, overcome from the day's...
In this article: Orange Park, Florida and Birthmark
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St. Petersburg Times | October 16, 2009
Mahalia Jackson play, other events fill the calendar
...titled Just As I Am, the Life, the Times, the Voice of Mahalia Jackson. It features songs such as How I Got Over, Didn't It Rain and This Little Light of Mine. The play, directed by Bob Devin Jones, will run on a limited basis through Oct....
In this article: Mahalia Jackson, Halloween, JFK, and Martin Luther King Jr.
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Life123 | October 06, 2009
Great Kindergarten Graduation Songs
Another song that generally evokes tears is Louis Armstrong's song, "What a Wonderful World. " For a spiritual note, consider "This Little Light of Mine." If you want a patriotic note and the kids are up to the challenge, you can add...
In this article: Academy Award, Over the Rainbow, American Film Institute, Songs of the Century, World War II, America the Beautiful, This Land Is Your Land, Recording Industry Association of America, and What a Wonderful World
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ChicagoNow | September 24, 2009
Chicago celebrates the UniverSoul Circus coming to Chitown
...sure to touch on every generation to chairdance (although many people stood up to dance in front of their seats): gospel spiritual "This Little Light of Mine," Souljah Boy's "Turn My Swag On," and "Kiss Me Through the Phone," Parliament's...
In this article: Chicago, R&B, Single Ladies, FLU, Delta Sigma Theta, and Hiv/aids
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The Stranger - Line Out | September 17, 2009
Mary Travers of Peter, Paul & Mary dead at 72
...coaxing her children to sing into the microphone songs we had learned at pre-school or on Sunday at church. "Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam", "This Little Light Of Mine", "Joshua Fought The Battle Of Jericho" and my favorite "Puff The Magic...
In this article: Peter, Paul & Mary, World War II, Blowin' in the Wind, Itunes, Don't Think Twice, It's Alright, and Kingston Trio
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L.A. Times - California - Local News | August 02, 2009
A painful goodbye to beaten South L.A. boy
...as "Dae-Dae." Dae'von's grandmother, Linda Dotson, brought everyone to their feet after singing her grandson's favorite song, "This Little Light of Mine." A saxophonist followed with a heartfelt homage. "I feel like I've been robbed,"...
In this article: God and World Church of God
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"This Little Light of Mine" is a gospel children's song written by Harry Dixon Loes (1895-1965) in about 1920. Loes, who studied at the Moody Bible Institute and the American Conservatory of Music, was a musical composer, and teacher, who wrote, and co-wrote, several other gospel songs. The song has since entered the folk tradition, first being collected by John Lomax in 1939. Often thought of as a Negro spiritual, it does not, however, appear in any collection of jubilee or plantation songs from the nineteenth century.
The song takes its theme from Mathew 5:16, "Let your light shine before men, that they may see your fine works and give glory to your Father who is in the heaven:" It is usually published with a set of hand movements to be used for the instruction of children.
Under the influence of Zilphia Horton, Fannie Lou Hamer and others it eventually became a Civil Rights anthem in the 1950s and 1960s. The Seekers recorded it for their second UK album, Hide & Seekers (also known as The Four & Only Seekers) in 1964. Over time it also became a very popular children's song, recorded and performed by the likes of Raffi in the 1980s.
With lyrics in Swedish, the song was recorded as "Det lilla ljus" by Carola HÀggkvist.
A recording of the song by Paul Robeson can be heard in Sidney Lumet's 1983 film Daniel. A portion of the song can be heard in the movie Black Snake Moan, sung by Christina Ricci.
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