It is sometimes included in Christian children's song books. Odetta and the Boys Choir of Harlem performed the song on the "Late Show with David Letterman" on September 17, 2001, on the first show after Letterman resumed broadcasting, after having been off the air for several nights following the events of 9/11. The song featured on Hoyt Axton's 1963 album Thunder 'N Lightnin' named "This Little Light". LZ7 took their version of the song also named "This Little Light" to number 26 in the UK Singles Chart. The song is also sung in several scenes of the 1994 film "Corrina, Corrina" starring Whoopi Goldberg and Ray Liotta.