Songwriter: Keith Richards Mick Jagger

Producer: Larry Norman

[Randy Stonehill as The Surfduke DJ gives intro]

Saw you stretched out in room ten-o-nine
With a smile on your face
And a teardrop in your eye
Ooh, I couldn't seem to get a light on you
My sweet honey love

Thought I saw you jangling down the street
(Mumble) turn your eyes at every woman that you meet
Could it be I's high on you
All awesome (mumble)

May the good Lord shine a light on you, la, la, la
Make every song you sing your favorite tune
May the good Lord shine a light on you
Ooh, yeah, like the evening sun

When you drunk in the alley
With your clothes all torn
And you need someone to lead you
In the cold grey dawn
Hmm, I see so many flies on you
I just can't brush them off

Angels beating their wings in time
With smiles on their faces
And a teardrop in their eyes
Oh, I thought I heard one sigh for you
Come up now, come up now
Come up now, come up now

May the good Lord shine a light on you, na, na, na
Make every song you sing your favorite tune
May the good Lord shine a light on you, la, la, la
Oh yeah, like the rising sun

Come up now, come up now
Come up now, come up now

May the good Lord shine a light on you, na, na, na
Make every song you sing your favorite tune, yeah!
May the good Lord shine a light on you, la, la, la
Oh, like the morning sun

May the good Lord shine a light on you, la, la, la, la
Make every song you sing your favorite tune
May the good Lord shine a light on you, la, la, la
Oh, like the evening sun

May the good Lord shine a light on you, la, la, la
Make every song you sing your favorite tune
May the good Lord shine a light on you, la, la, la
Oh, like the evening sun

May the good Lord shine a light on you, la, la, la
Make every song you sing your favorite tune
May the good Lord shine a light on you, la, la, la
Oh, like the evening sun
Yeah!

Larry Norman

In 1950 Larry Norman’s family moved to San Francisco when he was 3. For a time they attended a black pentecostal church which clearly made a deep impression on the young Norman.

In 1967 Norman was briefly a member of local San Jose band People! who were a one hit wonder and released a cover of Zombies song “I love You” which went to number 1 in Japan and did well enough to sell more than a million copies and launched that band.

Norman promptly left People! but was offered a recording contract by Capitol and in 1970 they released ‘Upon This Rock’ which was among the first of a new genre called Christian Rock. It was a kind of urban gospel but caused much controversy at the time. It was seen as too contemporary for those in the church establishment at the time and was denounced by various church leaders.