It is light that drives away darkness
It is light that opens our eyes to the new day
It is light that gives food to our body.

Think if we lived in total darkness
Think if we could not wake up to a new morning
Think if there was no light to make food?

Oh, Light of Power, shine over us
and dispel darkness of gloom and doom!

Oh, Light of Wisdom, guide our minds and hearts
to a new vision and wonderful insights!

Oh, Light of Life, supply us with the
food for renewal in the eternal cycle of our lives!

Elizabeth Padillo Olesen

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/our-need-for-light/