Lord, The Light Of Your Love | (shine, Jesus, Shine)

The following themes and historical contexts are frequently highlighted in scholarly and liturgical reviews:

While widely beloved—especially as a "school assembly banger"—it has also faced criticism; the Catholic Herald famously dubbed it "the most loathed of all happy-clappy hymns". Lord, the light of Your love (Shine, Jesus, shine)

: Alludes to John 1:5 (light in darkness), John 8:12 (Jesus as the Light of the World), and John 8:32 (the truth setting us free). The following themes and historical contexts are frequently

: Echoes Psalm 139:23 ("Search me, O God") and Hebrews 10:19 (entering the presence by the blood of Jesus). : A Trinitarian prayer calling on the Father's

: A Trinitarian prayer calling on the Father's glory (John 7:19), the Spirit's fire (Matthew 3:11), and "rivers" of grace (John 7:38).

: Kendrick initially wrote three verses but felt the song was incomplete. The famous chorus was written months later in approximately 20–30 minutes. It was first performed at the Spring Harvest conference in 1987.

It was voted the UK's 10th favourite hymn in a 2005 BBC Songs of Praise poll.