Brightly Beams Our Father's Mercy A Cappella

"Brightly Beams Our Fathers Mercy" Words and Music written by Phillip Paul Bliss, 1838-1876
Sung by Dan Ellison, Spencer Ellison, Steven Jensen and Trevor Nielsen.
Audio & Video recorded/edited by James Case
Special thanks to Jason Jensen for helping during the video shoot.
Any questions or comments about the video can be directed to: [e-mail]

[@jscorn]

This hymn was inspired by a story that a preacher shared about ships coming into harbor on Lake Eerie. Though they could see the light of the lighthouse, there was still a high risk of shipwreck navigating the narrow inlet without the aid of the lights (the lower lights) from the villages along the shore. Beautiful imagery - the Lighthouse = The Savior, the Lower lights = us.

[@geltermachona]

Jon Cornwall Thank you so much for this imaginary. I must confess it can when I realised that the Lord may not be coming as soon as is currently assumed. I was devastated because I so much want to be Home with The Lord. He gave me this song and said “is it worth waiting for them poor struggling seaman’ and save them” This just blew me away and I said Lord it is worth even a thousand years to wait for one struggling soul who is trying to ‘make the harbour’. He wants and longs to be with us much more than we do beyond compare. So I shall live one day at a time and wait for His perfect time, for He is always perfect, never too late, never too late. In the meantime, may He grant us the grace to let our lights burn, so we can be the light for those in darkness, because this is the whole purpose of waiting. It about souls, directly or indirectly.

[@junelawrence6997]

Thank you for sharing the inspiration for this beautiful hymn.

[@1Thessalonians5.21]

Thank you for the background story of Mr. Philip Bliss’s inspiration to write this song. Let the Lower Lights be Burning... On occasion, Mr. Bliss would travel with Moody and be a participant at his meetings. One time Mr. Moody was telling the story of a shipwreck in one of his messages. On a dark stormy night, a large passenger boat cautiously edged toward the Cleveland harbor. The pilot knew that he could only find the harbor channel by keeping two lower shore lights in line with the main beacon. "Are you sure this is Cleveland?" asked the captain. "Quite sure, Sir," replied the pilot. "Where are the lower lights?" he asked. "Gone out, Sir!" was the reply. The pilot turned the wheel, but in the darkness, he missed the channel. The boat crashed on the rocks and many lives were lost that night. Mr. Moody's closing words were, "Brethren, the Master will take care of the great lighthouse; let us keep the lower lights burning." At the next meeting with Mr. Moody, Mr. Bliss sang this song... Let the Lower Lights Be Burning. It was published in 1874. It is said that this was the favorite hymn of Billy Sunday. Source: www.wholesomewords.org/biography/biobliss.html

[@alanwhite7762]

Thankyou much appreciated, gives context and soul to the hymn

[@blakewright575]

Is there any chance you 4 are willing to keep making music? I left the faith, but this music is fire and I’d likely be willing to sponsor some more production!

[@Correlationable]

The timing of this post - February 7th 2012 was my 61st birthday. It was the 57th anniversary of hearing the first sound in my life on my fourth birthday, February 7, 1955. In February of 2012 my first of two Cochlear Implants was activated and like the 61 years before those hearing aids 61 years before in an ear that that stilled in 1988. The second one was in February of 2014. Like my experience in 1955, my success with Cochlear Implants was phenomenal. With a microprocessor under my scalp and amazing algorithms the reproduction of sound, synthetic, is phenomenal. Thanks for making a deaf man's evening musically beautiful.

[@BrendaDawe]

Music has always been a big part Iif whi uhhu am... especially gospel and country. Music (messages in lyrics ) kept me sane after losing Walt. I really think itvwad man's first communication tool. Bless the inventors of CI and skilled surgeons giving back the gift Iif hearing to you and all my SWC friends.

[@JamezCase]

+Donald Liveley Thank you for sharing your story Donald! That is amazing! We're glad we were able to help lift your Spirit for and evening! God Bless!

[@marshalljbrown1766]

My dear Donald Lively, yours is such a wonderful and heart warming story. Thank you for sharing it here with us, and welcome to the ranks of those of us who appreciate beautiful music especially acapella singing, with as great a choice of hymns as this is, helps us each to find our inner spiritual self, to hekp us feel close to the Lord, and to feel that much more in unison with our fellow man (and woman). Music is the goodness of mankind brightly beaming with the light (and sound) of our heart for the Lord and all others who desire to feel, hear, marvel and share. I am so happy that with the miracle of cochlear implants, you too can hear and enjoy this beautiful music. May your life be long and may you find joy in every day.

[@JohnStegeman]

Donald I heard this song for the first time last night. I had my first cochlear implant activated last year in November, and I was hearing music really well - just not a whole lot of bass. My second ear had been deaf for 46 years, since the age of 3. I just had the second cochlear implant in that ear activated 2 weeks ago. It's still early days - just hearing sounds (no sense of what they are just yet). But someone on a Cochlear Implant discussion posted a link to this video. The bass in the new ear is just amazing - I can almost feel the bass singing in this song in my head. This is just amazing to me - God has blessed me deeply in hearing this video. @JamezCase - strange that your video seems to be touching the hearts of CI recipients.

[@greendesert69]

I also am a cochlear implant recipient and my history is very similar to John Stegman's. This sounds amazing.

[@riatheron7577]

I can't stop listening to this beautiful song and version. Thank you!!!

[@primroseburrows]

I'm not even Christian and I love this. Great work, gentlemen!

[@richardnance9552]

All the same Spirit, yes? All children under the same God and Creator.

[@bigmario768]

I recently got to sing this song with rougbly 200 other priesthood holder's at a funeral for a good friend of my parents and to hear it was astonishing and it surprised me so much. you could just feel the spirit and power of the song radiating as we sang it and it was just awesome to hear.

[@normangriffiths555]

Currently listening all the songs with my family and we are loving it......Thanks for the song..............

[@deltomlequernaque7849]

Dude, you guys should be making more a cappella singing. Just so you know this song touched my soul. It was very pleasing to my ears and your singing edified my soul. I am pretty sure that others felt the same.

[@jackhana7374]

Yes

[@jusariamariadeoliveira1334]

Bom

[@sherronfarrar7880]

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[@sherronfarrar7880]

A soulful song and yes very real call to the hearts of those who had for years kept the lower lights burning showing a channel to safety. Before modern instruments were common on these working boats. Heading back from fishing and needing to get safely through to home and family, the plea to be able to see the lights along the shore to be able to make safe harbor in the storm. The lights could be placed close together with one broader opening between lights to show the safe passage, while the light of the lighthouse might warn larger ships from up high to stay afar from the rocks. The singing is done so well. It makes known the plea of the small boat and its skipper's possible peril and dependance upon friends and fellow brothers to keep the lamps burning. I first heard the song sung by an Alaskan fisherman from a family line of commercial fishermen. The song touched me then and this song touches me now the way it is sung by this group.

[@bengonzalez8706]

When I first heard this song, I remembered back in 1973 and 1984 when I lost my way and could not find an answer, but then Jesus Christ, sent the Light for me to see - I saw the Cross of Calvary where Jesus alone died to atone for my wretched sins. I know that, compared to His Righteousness I am a worm unworthy of His Grace and Mercy, and I could never escape His Majestic and Unlimited Love. But in humble contrition and deep mourning repentance I surrendered to His Presence and Holy Words in the Bible which says in 1 John 1:9, "If we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all sins." "Please Lord Jesus, let the lower lights be burning for a poor struggling soul, bring her or him home to Your rest. Thank You Jesus. Amen."

[@user-zr5ug6gm5j]

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[@alettashabalala4257]

To God be the glory 🎉

[@keneilwemmopi851]

This is one of my favourite hymns, but the way these guys sing it.....im speechless! Its so beautiful. To God be the glory!

[@ashtonwilson7012]

I came across this video years ago, and I still go to this video when I want to hear it sung. Wish they made more videos.

[@glynnislotter910]

Absolutely love this piece. Touches the soul

[@hayleedear]

We sang this song in Relief Society today. It was the first time I had heard it and I cried through the whole thing. I had to find another version that I could keep on repeat! So glad I found this one. You guys did a great job and have a beautiful blend of voices, it really brings the spirit. Thanks for the free download!

[@sho6167]

look sooooooo cold... but their harmony is very warm like God's hug

[@saorin8614]

I love this hymn very much. One of the reason is that my father who died 10 years ago was a seaman. I thank my father that he loved me very very much.

[@heavensdlight]

That should be Lord help us to be that light that leads others to you. And He does provide us Grace sufficient to become his children that lead others. It's only as we receive the precious promises by Faith to allow him to work in our hearts that we will be this light.

[@nelks1284]

Thanks for the precious memories! Sang this with my family as a child.

[@TallTreesClub]

Just photographed a lighthouse in Crescent City, and after the sun dropped, I saw the gleam coming over the water, remembered this old hymm, and stopped for my photos, those latter being the best. Later, arriving back in Oregon, I found this video browsing for versions to listen too. It's a wonderfully written and composed song.

[@joantaylor468]

Jenny Bear

[@leeeungho51]

Let your light shine before others, that thep may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:16)

[@robertgabuna355]

LORD, thank you!

[@bernardadolphus6004]

favorite hymn was song at the passing of my mother enjoy and love it calm the inner me so to speak

[@beverlyhill6783]

Beautiful - My favorite song - Beautiful - Lovely - Talented young men

[@rubendepedro9844]

realy amazing. we dont need instruments to worship God, instruments are for the ears of men to please thier hearts, but for God our instrument is our hearts

[@ATG2161]

amen

[@andrewdaniels3063]

Instruments in His hands.

[@blaxlandpianopathways]

ruben depedro c

[@heavensdlight]

Lord us to be that light that leads others to you.

[@emidio07]

That performance is just awesome!

[@mikesims1075]

The first time I heard these Brethren sing this, I was away from home driving truck Coast to Coast. It moved me to tears! Thank you for doing this and sharing it on You Tube! It has blessed me many times over!

[@larrysteimle2004]

Beautiful gentlemen....some poor fainting struggling seaman, you may rescue...you may save.

[@mabee7ify]

l can listen to this all day long.. just love the swelling and unique arrangement.

[@maryannmacdonald672]

Awesome song great singing! I am from The Great Lake state. This I the lighthouse theme song!! Phillip Bliss was stationed on the great lakes when he wrote this. Yes I think of this song every time I am on the shoreline.

[@tabeakalimeris1230]

Lyrics: Brightly beams our Father’s mercy, From His lighthouse evermore, But to us He gives the keeping Of the lights along the shore. Refrain: Let the lower lights be burning! Send a gleam across the wave! Some poor *struggling, fainting seaman You may rescue, you may save. Dark the night of sin has settled, Loud the angry billows roar; Eager eyes are watching, longing, For the lights along the shore. Trim your feeble lamp, my brother; Some poor sailor, tempest-tossed, Trying now to make the harbor, In the darkness may be lost.

[@robertwallace6868]

one of my favorite hymns! I heard it first when I was on Pitcairn Island during Christmas 1975, and I still have the cassette tape recorded that night. Christmas on Pitcairn is one of the high points of my life.

[@mishecksichone2722]

This is so so amazing, this song inspires me alot.

[@jodilynn9665]

Oh my gosh this made me cry.....just send to all my FB page...and a Church page I manage...so touching

[@jezarmandey1]

my favorite spiritual song. I used to sing with my quartet group singers.

[@esologarcia]

Amazing voices and wonderful talents...added to the sunday spriritual music in my home...love it.

[@robertzeurunkl8401]

WOW! Just...... WOW. I have long been a fan of this hymn after first hearing Tennessee Ernie Ford do it. These guys really do it justice.

[@digitaltechnics1718]

Do they have any more songs?

[@YoungReezy1]

The water is the teaching, I relate to this hymn alot.

[@nobesuthusithole311]

I love this...brings back good memories.

[@suki898]

BEAUTY FROM ABOVE🕊🕊🕊

[@tonytumbaga7365]

I have struggled, I thank the brethern and foremost our Lord Jesus Christ for his help.

[@morallysound5155]

The Lord led me to this song for morning worship and I was truly blessed.

[@pastormanuelrosario7342]

Thanks. To God be The glory!

[@jadenardini7736]

Fantastic, the singers' bag ground is impressive.

[@leonorpanter6439]

love this song... amazing

[@z-learn9682]

The song speaks to my darkened weary soul,and uplifted to look to Christ my soul is. May The Lord look upon you with kindness as in a little while He is to descend. May he find all of us burning with his light.

[@royandjacqueline1294]

We know this hymn very well. We have it by The Patterson Singers. Columbo, Last Salute to the Commodore brought us here. The Commodore is singing it. Absolutely divine 💞 💛💙💛💙💛💙 🥰🇯🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🕊️🔥✝️

[@mfilho0680]

Omg, this leading vocal lad has the most beautiful voice I've ever heard. In fact the sound of the whole quartet is just amazing. Are you guys planning to record any more videos/songs like this???

[@sallyleberman5000]

My favorite rendition!!!

[@francoisefidele4167]

very good brothers in jesus house.be bless

[@lucaspereira-pv2cf]

beautiful, peace of God my brother'm the Christian congregation in Brazil

[@MarvinEscotoofficial]

Amazing music... Why don't you guys have more music? I researched and couldn't find...Subscribed, waiting for more.

[@denascott7638]

Great vocal; just kept replaying this son. Good job guys!

[@EthelLoden44]

So Beautiful !!!! can't hear this enough.

[@jetravc]

I served in the same mission as Spencer Ellison, he always performed different hymns in special meetings. He has such an amazing voice! Congrats and keep up the good work!

[@setlharesenalenoga]

great work by the great man of god, i cant stop listening to this beautiful and perfectly blended voice

[@judithsniffen9551]

This was my husband’s favorite song. You are great singers thank you

[@wandaweaver6248]

Thank you for this beautiful singing

[@CAM-to6wy]

Such amazingly beautiful harmony. This was one of my favorite hymns from my childhood.

[@hellensingoey2269]

I'm always blessed to listen to this song! My spirit is lifted. Who's here in 2021

[@bouboumonkey]

I didn’t watch, I closed my eyes and listened. This is one of the best musical things I have ever heard on KZbin 🧤🔥🕯

[@joansmith2694]

Just great, such righteous moral men, a joy to watch and hear.

[@moneseodirilejohn8865]

Wonderful song, i still remember when i sang it back in 2003 at my church, boys youth choir and we won the trophy from church competitions. wow thanks guys......

[@jeanguyr]

What a beautiful song of praise.

[@antoinewilson7945]

I'm bless listening and watching this video. Well done, good work boys God bless you 👍 💜💜🏫🏫

[@avafrance6989]

Spiritually deep and rich, keep it burning bros

[@rosehunter4789]

Amen, our calling from our Father!

[@Abelhawk]

I'm grateful for the peace this song brings. I got caught up in a binge of reading scary stories (I guess for the Halloween season or whatever) and ended up regretting it. Glad to feel some light in a world of darkness.

[@JamezCase]

Thanks for sharing @Abelhawk! Stay away from those scary stories! :) God Bless!

[@kethlynlaville6215]

just simply beautiful

[@mercydixon1958]

❤🎉 wow that's awesome and sooooo touching.

[@dollyschwall8537]

Amen from Germany .Let us light our candles and be the light of the world such time like this .

[@daviddee6306]

To be sung at my passing. On my I'm Sailing bye.

[@olebogengmoremi]

This is exceptionally Amazing! God Bless

[@harrietthodgins5891]

They have developed the talent God gave them to perfection. Praise br that they use it for our inspiration. Thanks for posting

[@wayneau5160]

Bro Jensen the most amazing seminary teacher, you and your friends did really great on this song!!!

[@katherinedonovan974]

Your voices are wonderful, God Bless you boys.

[@pattihoward9097]

So very beautiful!!!

[@treblecleff11]

Sung with conviction - wonderful!

[@dudleydoglucifer]

OMG this is beautiful! That bass is absolutely hair raising. God Bless to all of you talented gentleman.

[@grotepasgang]

I have been listening to this over and over! Love it...and the message!

[@maryannmacdonald672]

my favorite song done so good.... the best I heard in so long

[@mikesims1075]

This my absolute favorite rendition of this Hymn! I had to listen to it for a couple of years before I could listen without crying! Absolutely Perfect! Bravo!!!

[@mildredmulijani7500]

AMEN! I kept on listening to this same same song over and over, what a blessing! Keep it up and may God bless you all.

[@curly239]

Awesome job fellows! Keep up the inspirational singing! Love it!

[@janerumagit]

Beautiful... Thank you. May God Bless You All.

[@pattihoward9097]

I have never heard such awesome harmony. You have touched my soul....I thank you.

[@restlessheart36]

Love this...I listen to it every day!

[@israelsgospelicdavidjseibu349]

Remnants of genealogy Elders Jensen, Nielsen, I did meet Elder Case, I did hear your voice, but I like your voice so much.

[@jordankelly909]

I came across this video shortly after opening my mission call in march and it is really shows me how Gravely Father has this great work to do. Good job brethren really enjoyed listening to your voices

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

There are good doctrinal reasons I became a member of the church of Christ. I came for the Jesus (as it were) but I stayed for the singing.

[@NormanLocke_Rocky]

What a beautiful piece of music with heartfelt words, beautifully performed. God bless you all.

[@setlharesenalenoga]

ooooh my godness, this is awesome, never heard so soothing voices in a very long time, may GOD the almighty bless you and serve us more sounds, love you

[@BastiaenAssassin]

Thank you brethren for this beautiful rendition of one of my favorite hymns.

[@makennawhitmer1373]

This is my favorite hymn and I found it at the exact right time. The Lord really blessed me with y'alls voices thank you!!

[@georgestancliffe]

This was sung at the local LDS Institute graduation tonight. I just HAD TO come here and hear it again!

[@MsGinnyLee]

Sweet, sweet spirit in this song. My daddy used to play it on his tenor sax for the church. Beautiful!

[@SusanAndersonNoyes]

We used this for our Zoom sacrament meeting today. So moving, and I thank you for inspiring all of us. Just beautiful.

[@welshchristian]

What a lovely version of this old hymn that I haven't heard for many years.

[@ojagetabelifestyle4010]

Beautiful

[@donna4533]

Thank you so much for this inspiring hymn. I will share it with my friends via blog!

[@Lilethijang]

This is absolutely amazing! I've been coming back time and again to KZbin just to listen to this, because I could not download it at first. And I've been scouring the Internet for more songs by your group, but found only I Believe In Christ and Glorious, both of which I love. But I really really hope the quartet will sing more hymns! And record a CD, maybe?