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Lamp Unto My Feet was an American ecumenical religious program that was produced by CBS Television and broadcast from 1948 to 1979 on Sunday mornings.[1] The title comes from Psalms 119: "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."

Lamp Unto My Feet
Genre	Religious anthology
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Release
Original network	CBS Television
Picture format	Black-and-white Color
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	21 November 1948 (1948-11-21) – 21 January 1979 (1979-01-21)

Overview

The program used a combination of drama, music, and dance to explore the histories, cultures and theological philosophies of the Protestant, Catholic and Jewish faiths.[2][3] Most episodes in later seasons followed a reality-based documentary format, featuring various faith-based organizations and figures; a 1969 installment profiled the Lend-A-Hand Center in Knox County, Kentucky, and a 1970 installment featured Elizabeth Platz, the first woman in North America ordained by a Lutheran church body.

In 1979 this program and another long-running CBS religious series, Look Up and Live, were combined to form a new show called For Our Times (April 28, 1979 to 1988), sponsored by the National Council of Churches, New York Board of Rabbis, and U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.[4]

The introduction was a simple voice-over, proclaiming "It is better to light one candle, than to curse the darkness," while a candle was being lit in a dark room.

Guest stars

Notable guest stars included Mahalia Jackson, Kim Hunter, Luther Adler, Edward Mulhare, Arthur Hill, Eydie Gorme, The Ink Spots, and Aline MacMahon.

See also

• Stained Glass Windows (ABC Television, 1948)
• Elder Michaux (DuMont Television Network, 1948)

References

External links

• Lamp Unto My Feet at IMDb 
• Lamp Unto My Feet at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television

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