Timeless Truths ‎#865

865. On the Sunny Side of Life

1 There’s a sunny side where no ills betide,
On the road that we must go;
There are pleasant vales, verdant hills and dales,
Where sweet flowers ever grow.

Refrain:
Oh, the happy, sunny, verdant dales,
Where the sweetest gladness e’er prevails,
Where the sunshine lingers on the hills
Of the sunny side of life.

2 There are shady dells where no gladness dwells,
And the clouds obstruct the view;
But a brighter way, like the light of day,
Is awaiting now for you. [Refrain]

3 Let us sing a song as we go along,
Let us banish care and strife,
That the world may know as we onward go,
There’s a sunny side of life. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There's a sunny side where no ills betide
• Title: On the Sunny Side of Life
• Author: T. S. T. (1918)
• Refrain First Line: Oh, the happy, sunny, verdant dales
• Meter: 10.7.10.7 R
• Scripture:
  Psalm 97:11
  ;
  Isaiah 35:10
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/On_the_Sunny_Side_of_Life); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Reformation Glory, 1923 (12)

Tune Information

• Name: [There's a sunny side where no ills betide]
• Composer: J. Wesley Watts
• Composer (refrain): Tillet S. Teddlie
• Meter: 10.7.10.7 R
• Key: C Major
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/On_the_Sunny_Side_of_Life); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Reformation Glory, 1923 (12)