| G | G7 | |
| I wandered so aimless, life filled with | sin |
| C | G | |
| I couldn't let my dear Savior | in. |
| G | |
| Then Jesus came like a stranger in the night |
| C/G | G/D | D7 | G | |
| Praise the | Lord, | I saw t | he | light. |
| G | G7 | |
| I saw the light, I saw the | light |
| C | G | |
| no more in darkness, no more in n | ight |
| G | |
| now I'm so happy, no sorrow in sight |
| C/G | G/D | D7 | G | |
| Praise the | Lord, | I saw t | he | light. |
| G | G7 | |
| Just like a blind man I wandered | along. |
| C | G | |
| Worries and fears I claimed for my | own. |
| C | |
| Then like the blind man that God gave back his sight, |
| C/G | G/D | C | |
| Praise the | Lord, | I saw the | light. |
| G | G7 | |
| I saw the light, I saw the | light |
| C | G | |
| no more in darkness, no more in n | ight |
| G | |
| now I'm so happy, no sorrow in sight |
| C/G | G/D | D7 | G | |
| Praise the | Lord, | I saw t | he | light. |
| Instrumental whole verse, return to refrain |
| G | G7 | |
| I saw the light, I saw the | light |
| C | G | |
| no more in darkness, no more in n | ight |
| G | |
| now I'm so happy, no sorrow in sight |
| C/G | G/D | D7 | G | |
| Praise the | Lord, | I saw t | he | light. |
| C | G7 | |
| I was a fool to wander and | stray, |
| C | G | |
| straight is the gate and narrow the | way. |
| G | |
| Now, I have traded the wrong for the right. |
| G/D | C/G | G | |
| Praise the | Lord, | I saw the | light. |
| G | G7 | |
| I saw the light, I saw the | light |
| C | G | |
| no more in darkness, no more in n | ight |
| G | |
| now I'm so happy, no sorrow in sight |
| C/G | G/D | D7 | G | |
| Praise the | Lord, | I saw t | he | light. |
| first line of repeat is A CAPELLA |
| I saw the light, I saw the light |
| C | G | |
| no more in darkness, no more in n | ight |
| G | |
| now I'm so happy, no sorrow in sight |
| C/G | G/D | D7 | G | |
| Praise the | Lord, | I saw t | he | light. |