Live Up to the Light That Thou Hast

Live up to the Light
The Light that thou hast
Live up to the Truth
and remember, my child

You are never alone
no, never
Oh live up to the Light
that thou hast

And more will be granted thee,
will be granted thee
Oh live up to the Light
that thou hast

— Singer: Niyonu Spann, 2014
Composer: Susan Stark
Words: Caroline Fox, 1841
English Quaker Diarist

Live up to the Light that thou hast.

What role does integrity play in your spirituality?

To what or whom do you feel accountable? 

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  • Caroline Fox (May 24, 1819 – January 12, 1871) was an English Quaker diarist and correspondent from Cornwall. Her diary records memories of major writers, who include John Stuart Mill and Thomas Carlyle.

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