Intro: (F G A B)
1/2 rest ti-ti-ti-ta
Chorus:
Bb C F
I am the light of the world
Bb C F
You people come and follow me
Gm C
If you follow and love,
F Dm
You'll learn the mystery,
Bb C F
of what you were meant to do and be
Verse 1:
F Dm
When the song of the angels is stilled
Gm C
When the star in the sky is gone
F Bb C F
When the kings and the shepherds have found their way home
Dm Bb C
The work of Christmas is begun
Chorus:
Bb C F
I am the light of the world
Bb C F
You people come and follow me
Gm C
If you follow and love,
F Dm
You'll learn the mystery,
Bb C F
of what you were meant to do and be
Verse 2:
F Dm
To find the lonely and the lost
Gm C
To heal their broken souls with love
F Bb C F
To feed the hungry children with warmth and good food
Dm Bb C
To feel the earth below, the sky above
Chorus:
Bb C F
I am the light of the world
Bb C F
You people come and follow me
Gm C
If you follow and love,
F Dm
You'll learn the mystery,
Bb C F
of what you were meant to do and be
Verse 3:
F Dm
To free the prisoners from their chains
Gm C
To make the powerful care
F Bb C F
To rebuild the nations with strength of good-will
Dm Bb C
To be at one with people everywhere
Chorus:
Bb C F
I am the light of the world
Bb C F
You people come and follow me
Gm C
If you follow and love,
F Dm
You'll learn the mystery,
Bb C F
of what you were meant to do and be
Verse 4:
F Dm
To bring hope to every task you do
Gm C
To dance at a baby's new birth
F Bb C F
To make music in an old man's heart and,
Dm Bb C
Sing to the colours of the earth
Chorus:
Bb C F
I am the light of the world
Bb C F
You people come and follow me
Gm C
If you follow and love,
F Dm
You'll learn the mystery,
Bb C F
of what you were meant to do and be