God is the Light

God is the Light

How great the wonders of the heavens
And the timeless beauty of the night
How great – then how great the Creator?
And its stars like priceless jewels
Far beyond the reach of kings
Bow down for the shepherd guiding him home.

But how many eyes are closed
To the wonder of this night?
Like pearls, hidden, deep beneath a dark
Stream of desires.
But like dreams vanish with the call to prayer
And the dawn extinguishes night – here too are signs.
God is the Light - God is the Light

How great the beauty of the Earth and the creatures
Who dwell on her.
How great – then how great the Creator?
As its mountains pierce the clouds
High above the lives of men
Weeping rivers for thousands of years.

But how many hearts are closed
To the wonders of this sight?
Like birds in a cage, asleep with closed wings
But like work stops with the call to prayer
And the birds reside – here too are signs
God is the Light – God is the Light

How great the works of man and the things he makes
How great – then how great the Creator?
Though he strives to reach the heavens
He can barely survive
The wars of the world he lives in.

Yet, how many times he’s tried,
Himself to immortalise?
Like his parents before him in the Garden of Eden
But like the sun sets with the call to prayer
And surrenders to the night here too are signs

God is the Light Everlasting
God is the Light Everlasting
God is the Light Everlasting
God is the Light Everlasting


-By Yusuf Islam a.k.a. Cat Stevens-

Before knowing who was the writer and singer of the song, does it sounds like a Christian song of praise and worship to God?

The Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) worship the one true God.
As Islam praises the one true God, Allah, doesn't it sound like any Christian worship?

This is because Judaism, Christianity and Islam shares the same faith which was passed down from God through a lineage of Prophets.

The Quran (Final Revelation given by God Almighty) to humankind, urges us to worship the one true God and associate no partners with the most high.

Quran 3:64
Say: "O People of the Book! come to common terms as between us and you: That we worship none but Allah. That we associate no partners with him; that we erect not, from among ourselves, Lords and patrons other than Allah." If then they turn back, say ye: "Bear witness that we (at least) are Muslims (bowing to Allah's Will)."

Quran 3:67
Abraham was not a Jew nor yet a Christian; but he was true in Faith, and bowed his will to Allah's (Which is Islam), and he joined not gods with Allah.

People who bow down truly to the will of God are called Muslims. Islam is being total submissive to God's will. As recorded in the Holy Bible, Jesus PBUH was in Gethsemane. He showed how should one pray (falling on the ground on his face and pray, like how the Muslims do). Jesus PBUH showed an example to his disciples in praying to God.

Matthew 26:36-39 (KJV)
Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.


Thus, we should all prostrate ourselves to God and work the will of God by serving him and mankind. As long you are of the Abrahamic faith, you are all brothers and sisters of the same faith line. Praise none but God.

-Proper faith-

Here I attached the video to the song.

God is the Light by Yusuf Islam