Let the Lower Lights be Burning (Bliss, Philip Paul)

Sheet Music

General Information

Work Title Let the Lower Lights be Burning
Alternative. Title Brightly beams our Father's mercy
Composer Bliss, Philip Paul
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IPB 2
Key B-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 verses
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1871
Librettist composer
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation mixed chorus (SATB)

Navigation etc.

At night, a lighthouse provides the "upper light" but the lower lights on the ground are needed to safely sail a ship into the harbour.