<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Gospel song by Harry Dixon Loes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Written </Th> <Td> 1920s </Td> </Tr> <P> "This Little Light of Mine" is a gospel song written for children in the 1920s by Harry Dixon Loes . It was later adapted by Zilphia Horton, amongst many other activists, in connection with the civil rights movement . Although the words of the song have a Biblical theme, it is unclear as to which specific Bible verse it is based upon . Today, many versions of the song are available . </P> <P> Harry Dixon Loes, who studied at the Moody Bible Institute and the American Conservatory of Music, was a musical composer and teacher, who wrote or co-wrote several other gospel songs . The song has since entered the folk tradition, first being collected by John Lomax in 1939 . Often thought of as a Negro spiritual, it can be found in The United Methodist Hymnal, #585, adapted by William Farley Smith in 1987 . </P>

Is this little light of mine a christian song