Lyrics
Verse 1
There is a candle in every soul
Some brightly burning, some dark and cold
There is a Spirit who brings fire
Ignites a candle and makes His home
Refrain
Carry your candle, run to the darkness
Seek out the hopeless, confused and torn
Hold out your candle for all to see it
Take your candle, and go light your world
Take your candle, and go light your world
Verse 2
Frustrated brother, see how he's tried to
Light his own candle some other way
See now your sister, she's been robbed and lied to
Still holds a candle without a flame
Refrain (Repeat, "seek out the lonely, the tired and worn")
Verse 3
We are a family whose hearts are blazing
So let's raise our candles and light up the sky
Praying to our Father, in the name of Jesus
Make us a beacon in darkest times
Refrain (Repeat, "seek out the helpless, deceived and poor")
Refrain (Repeat)
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Go Light Your World" pictures every soul as holding a candle, some burning brightly and others dark, before describing the Spirit as the one who ignites and indwells that flame. That opening image sets up the song's central instruction: to carry a lit candle directly into darkness rather than keeping it sheltered.
Its verses name specific kinds of need, a brother who has tried lighting his own way apart from God, a sister wronged and deceived yet still holding an unlit candle, framing the call to action around real struggle rather than abstract charity. The refrain repeats a direct command, urging listeners to seek out the hopeless, lonely, and poor and hold their light where it can be seen.
A closing verse widens the picture to a whole family of believers raising their candles together, asking to become a beacon in difficult times. Written in the style of a contemporary hymn for vocal ensemble, the song functions as a call to active, visible faith, treating light not as private comfort but as something meant to be carried outward.
Related Scripture
- Matthew 5:14-16 Describes believers as the light of the world meant to shine before others, the image directly echoed throughout the song.
- John 1:5 Describes light shining in darkness, reflected in the song's repeated call to carry a candle into dark places.