The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3216

3216. Jesus Bids Us Shine

1. Jesus bids us shine
With a pure, clear light,
Like a little candle
Burning in the night.
In this world of darkness
So let us shine—
You in your small corner,
And I in mine.

2. Jesus bids us shine,
First of all for Him;
Well He sees and knows it,
If our light grows dim.
He looks down from Heaven
To see us shine—
You in your small corner,
And I in mine.

3. Jesus bids us shine,
Then, for all around;
Many kinds of darkness
In the world are found—
Sin and want and sorrow;
So we must shine—
You in your small corner,
And I in mine.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus bids us shine
• Title: Jesus Bids Us Shine
• Author: Susan H. Warner (1868)
• Language: English
• Source: In the children's magazine The Little Corporal (Chicago, Illinois: 1868)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Created at the end of the American civil war, this magazine used a military metaphor, encouraging children to fight against wrong, and for the good, the true, and the beautiful.

Tune Information

• Name: [Jesus bids us shine]
• Composer: Edwin Othello Excell
• Incipit: 15555 12177 25555
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain