Australian politics In Australian politics, the similar phrase "the light on the hill" was famously used in a 1949 conference speech by Prime Minister Ben Chifley, and as a consequence this phrase is used to describe the objective of the Australian Labor Party. It has often been referenced by both journalists and political leaders in that context since this time. Use in Augustine and Roman Catholic politics Use in hymns The phrase is used in the hymn "Now, Saviour now, Thy love impart". written by Charles Wesley. See also American civil religion American exceptionalism Christian Dominionism Empire of Liberty Manifest destiny New Jerusalem Replacement Theology Safed in Israel, considered by some to have been the city Jesus had in mind Speeches and debates of Ronald Reagan References Notes Further reading Gamble, Richard M. (2012). In Search of the City on a Hill: The Making and Unmaking of an American Myth'' Continuum. ISBN 978-1441162328. Abram Van Engen (2020). City on a Hill: A History of American Exceptionalism. Yale University Press. Matthew Rowley (2021). "Reverse-Engineering the Covenant: Moses, Massachusetts Bay and the Construction of a City on a Hill". Journal of the Bible and its Reception, 8, no. 2. 17th-century neologisms 1989 speeches English phrases New Testament words and phrases Christian terminology American political philosophy Speeches by Ronald Reagan American exceptionalism Matthew 5 1980 speeches 1989 in American politics 1980 United States presidential election Sermon on the Mount