Contemporary sacred
Into the Light (Elke dag een beetje meer)
Derk de Geus
A gentle bilingual circle song: every day a little more, dissolving into the heart of love and into radiant light.
- Category
- Contemporary Sacred
---
title: "Into the Light (Elke dag een beetje meer)"
artist: "Derk de Geus"
key: "Am"
tags: ["singing circle", "dutch", "devotional", "participatory", "original"]
description: "A gentle bilingual circle song: every day a little more, dissolving into the heart of love and into radiant light."
tradition: "Contemporary Sacred"
date_added: "2026-07-19"
---
## About this song
The English and Dutch verses share the same melody and chords. Sing them in either language or alternate.
```chords
[English]
Am G
Every day a little more
Dm
I fall into
Fmaj7 E7
The heart of love
Am G
Deeper, deeper, on and on
Dm
I dissolve
Fmaj7 E7
Into the light
[Nederlands]
Am G
Elke dag een beetje meer
Dm
Verlies ik mij
Fmaj7 E7
in het Hart van liefde
Am G
Dieper, dieper, door en door
Dm
los ik op
Fmaj7 E7
in stralend licht
```
About this song
The English and Dutch verses share the same melody and chords. Sing them in either language or alternate.
English
AmEvery day a Glittle more
I Dmfall into
The Fmaj7heart of E7love
AmDeeper, deeperG, on and on
I Dmdissolve
IntoFmaj7 the lighE7t
Nederlands
AmElke dag een Gbeetje meer
VeDmrlies ik mij
in het Fmaj7Hart van liE7efde
AmDieper, dieGper, door en door
loDms ik op
in Fmaj7stralend lE7icht