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403. Be a Little Sunbeam

1 Be a little sunbeam ev’rywhere you go;
Help to drive the darkness from this world below;
You will see the shadows swiftly flee away,
If you’ll be a sunbeam ev’ry day.

Refrain:
Be a little sunbeam tho’ your light be small,
Let its gleam of beauty o’er the darkness fall;
You will see the shadows swiftly flee away,
If you’ll be a sunbeam ev’ry day.

2 Be a little sunbeam ev’rywhere you go;
Shine, O shine for Jesus with a radiant glow;
Little ones may help this dark world to illume,
Sending golden sunshine thro’ the gloom. [Refrain]

3 Be a little sunbeam, shining bright and clear;
Someone may be wand’ring in the darkness near;
You may help to scatter shadows of the night,
Leading unto Christ who is the Light. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Be a little sunbeam ev'rywhere you go
Title: Be a Little Sunbeam
Author: Alice Jean Cleator
Refrain First Line: Be a little sunbeam tho' your light be small
Language: English
Publication Date: 1926
Topic: Children's Hymns
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Be a little sunbeam ev'rywhere you go]
Composer: Grant Colfax Tullar
Notes: Public Domain.



Media
MIDI file: MIDI

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