Michael W. Smith (born October 7th, 1957) is an American singer, author, so… Read Full Bio ↴Michael W. Smith (born October 7th, 1957) is an American singer, author, songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist.

Since his first solo project in 1983, Smith has become one of the most popular artists in the contemporary Christian music world, while also finding considerable success in the mainstream. Smith has frequently topped both Christian radio and Billboard charts and is often listed as one of the top keyboardists in rock and roll in Keyboard Magazine. Smith has sold more than 13 million records and has had 29 #1 hit songs. By 2005, he had garnered 14 gold records and 5 platinum records, 40 Dove Awards, an American Music Award and 3 Grammy Awards. He was also named one of People magazine's most beautiful people.

The Glory Songfacts reports that recorded with a 65-piece London orchestra, Glory is Christian musician Michael W. Smith’s seventeenth studio album and his second instrumental record. It was released November 22, 2011. His first instrumental album was Freedom, which was released November 21, 2000.

Lux Venit
Michael W. Smith Lyrics

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Lux venit lux venit
Lux venit sursum corda
Lux venit lux venit arise
Shine for your light has come
By sword by flame
In death solemn ages passed
And voices young
Grow old weary

Holding fast
Hope for the dawning

Lux venit lux venit
Lux venit sursum corda
Lux venit lux venit arise
Shine for your light has come

In grace in might
The babe lay in stable stark
Redemptions's light
Pierces through the shadows dark
Alleluia

Lux venit lux venit
Sursum corda
Lux venit lux venit arise
Shine for your light has come

Lux venit lux venit
Lux venit sursum corda
Lux venit lux venit arise
Shine for your light has come

Alleluia

Overall Meaning

The song "Lux Venit" by Michael W. Smith is a beautiful and thought-provoking piece about the coming of light and hope. The phrase "Lux Venit" is Latin for "The Light Has Come" and it serves as a central message of the song. The lyrics paint a picture of a world divided by darkness and despair that is redeemed by the coming of this light.

The first stanza speaks of the passage of time, using the imagery of a sword and a flame as symbols of war and destruction. It then presents the contrast of voices young and voices old, both expressing weariness, yet holding onto the hope of a new dawn that this light would bring. The second stanza changes focus to a more specific event, the arrival of a babe in a humble stable. The birth of this child is an act of grace and might that pierces through the dark shadows of the night.

The refrain of the song repeats the message of the light's arrival and the invitation to arise and shine in its brilliance. The final word of the song, "Alleluia," expresses the joy and profound gratitude that comes with the recognition of this light.

Line by Line Meaning

Lux venit lux venit
Light has come, light has come

Lux venit sursum corda
The light is coming, raise your hearts

Lux venit lux venit arise
Light has come, light has come, get up

Shine for your light has come
Shine because the light of hope and redemption has come

By sword by flame
Through the trials of war and destruction

In death solemn ages passed
In times of darkness and mourning from the past

And voices young
And the voices of the young

Grow old weary
Grow older and more tired

Holding fast
But holding on tightly to faith and hope

Hope for the dawning
Hope for the new beginning

In grace in might
Showing both graceful and powerful qualities