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Text:Face the Sunshine
Author:Mrs. Frank A. Breck
Tune:[Always face the sunshine]
Composer:Ira B. Wilson

143. Face the Sunshine

1 Always face the sunshine;
Give not sadness room;
Darkness ever chills and blights,
Sturdily turn from gloom.

Refrain:
Face ever the sunshine;
Live in the joy of his smile;
Beautiful beams of sunshine
Grief and care beguile.

2 Joy is in the sunshine,
Color in the light;
Blessing goes where light can come,
Radiant, warm and bright. [Refrain]

3 Hope is on the mountain
By the sunlight kissed;
Ready stand to greet the dawn
Down in the valley mist. [Refrain]

4 Always face the sunshine,
Live the life of cheer,
Singing, smiling everywhere,
While you are staying here. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Always face the sunshine
Title: Face the Sunshine
Author: Mrs. Frank A. Breck
Refrain First Line: Face ever the sunshine
Publication Date: 1908
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Always face the sunshine]
Composer: Ira B. Wilson
Notes: Public Domain.



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