I will light candles

"I Will Light Candles This Christmas" is a poem by Howard Thurman,[1][2] who was a prominent African American author, theologian, educator, and civil rights leader. The verse has been set to music by British composer and songwriter Adrian Payne, both as a song and as a choral (SATB) piece. The choral version was first performed by Epsom Choral Society in December 2007. An arrangement for school choirs, that can be performed in one or two parts with piano accompaniment, was first performed in December 2010.

References

Thurman, H. (1953). Meditations of the Heart. Beacon Press. ISBN 978-0-8070-1023-5. Retrieved 2016-04-30.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Ryan, M.J. (2002). A Grateful Heart: Daily Blessings for the Evening Meal from Buddha to the Beatles. Daily Blessings for the Evening Meal from Buddha to the Beat. Conari Press. ISBN 978-1-57324-855-6. Retrieved 2016-04-30.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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[1] Thurman, H. (1953). Meditations of the Heart. Beacon Press. ISBN 978-0-8070-1023-5. Retrieved 2016-04-30.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

[2] Ryan, M.J. (2002). A Grateful Heart: Daily Blessings for the Evening Meal from Buddha to the Beatles. Daily Blessings for the Evening Meal from Buddha to the Beat. Conari Press. ISBN 978-1-57324-855-6. Retrieved 2016-04-30.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)