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In the Sunshine of His Smile

How my heart with joy is thrilling since I found the living way

Author: Sylvia Lee (1917)
Tune: [How my heart with joy is thrilling]
Published in 4 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 How my heart with joy is thrilling
Since I found the living way,
And am trusting in my Savior all the while!
He has pardoned my transgressions,
Turning darkness into day,
And I’m living in the sunshine of His smile.

Refrain:
In the sunshine of His smile,
There is joy and comfort for each weary mile;
And when earthly life is over,
I shall with the ransomed throng
Dwell forever in the sunshine of His smile.

2 I have sweet communion with Him
As His will He helps me do,
Striving lost ones unto Him to reconcile;
By the grace and strength He gives me,
I can evermore be true,
Gladly keeping in the sunshine of His smile. [Refrain]

3 He is sharing all my burdens,
Giving gladness, peace and rest;
O how sweet to be no longer an exile!
Knowing Jesus loves and keeps me,
I am now supremely blest,
For there’s Heaven in the sunshine of His smile. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #1147

Author: Sylvia Lee

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Text Information

First Line: How my heart with joy is thrilling since I found the living way
Title: In the Sunshine of His Smile
Author: Sylvia Lee (1917)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: In the sunshine of His smile
Publication Date: 1917
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #1147
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  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

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The Cyber Hymnal #1147

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