The classic worship song Shine, Jesus, Shine has been newly reimagined for the UK-wide ‘Shine Your Light’ Christmas campaign, which seeks to unite thousands of believers in a shared moment of worship and national prayer. First written by Graham Kendrick in 1987, the song is one of the most recognisable modern hymns in Britain. The initiative was sparked by Christian teacher and musician Nicole Hobday, who first dreamed as a teenager of churches singing the song simultaneously. The vision resurfaced after witnessing Kendrick lead believers to sing the song as a prayer over the nation. Feeling a sense of urgency following last August’s unrest, Hobday approached Kendrick, who encouraged her to take the idea forward. The new arrangement features children’s voices, multilingual lines in Punjabi and Mandarin, a rap element, prayers, and a choral arrangement by Ken Burton. Hobday described the recording session at COM Church as deeply moving. Running from 12 to 14 December, the campaign involves around 2,000 churches and aims to mobilise 200,000 Christians to share the Gospel with two million people.