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Joseph the Carpenter

In both Joseph the Carpenter and The Education of the Virgin, the young Christ is represented, hand raised, as if in benediction, with the candlelight shining through the flesh as an allegorical reference to Christ as the "Light of the World."


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Dean Goffin

His major works include: Meditation - The Light of the World; Symphony of Thanksgiving, written for the International Staff Band of The Salvation Army in 1951 for their Diamond Jubilee Celebration; and Rhapsody In Brass, selected for the 1949 British Open Brass Band Championships at Belle Vue.

Jim Cymbala

In 2002, Cymbala was nominated for a Dove Award for Musical of the Year, for his work on Light Of The World, along with his wife, Carol Cymbala and their 270-voice Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir.

Manchester High School for Girls

At Exeter College they admired a tapestry designed by Edward Burne – Jones, saw Holman Hunt’s picture, “The Light of the World” at Keble and recognised boxwood carvings by Grinling Gibbons in the chapel of Trinity College.

Montol Festival

In tradition this represents either the Christ Child or Old Father Time marking the death of the year,or the celebration of the birth of Christ "the light of the world".

Moog Liberation

Other bands include: Didier Marouani of Space, Tom Coster of Santana, Tommy Cyborg of Chrome, Devo, Damon Edge of Chrome, Roy Goudie, Herbie Hancock, Joy Electric, Mark Jenkins, Bryce Kushnier of The Fancy Few, Ascites, Abuse Tactics, Light of the World, John Malloy, The Moog Cookbook, Danny Peyronel of British band UFO, Saga, Tom Schuman, Six Finger Satellite, Stereolab, Spiral-Shaped Mind, Page McConnell of Phish, Jakobínarína, Saga

Salt + Light Television

The name of the station derives itself from the theme of WYD 2002, "You are the salt of the earth... you are the light of the world," part of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:13-14).

Tomb of Nur Jahan

Mehr-un-Nissa, entitled Nur Jahan (Light of the World), was the daughter of Mirza Ghiyas Beg, a noble from Persia, and was the beloved consort of Mughal Emperor Jahangir (1569-1627).