Living in the Sunshine

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Living in the sunshine, Living in the light

Author: Ada Blenkhorn
Tune: [Living in the sunshine]
Published in 6 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

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1 Living in the sunshine,
Living in the light,
Not a single shadow,—
All around is bright;
Doing deeds of kindness,
Speaking words of love,
Like the happy angels
In their home above.

Refrain:
Living in the sunshine,
Ev’ry passing day;
Living in the sunshine,
Shedding light on other lives along the way.

2 Living in the sunshine,
Like the lovely flow’rs,
Filling with their perfume
All the golden hours;
Let our life be fragrant
As that life divine;
May we in His likeness
Ever brightly shine. [Refrain]

3 Living in the sunshine,
Living in the light,
Till above in heaven,
Faith is lost in sight.
Till we see the Savior,
Son of Righteousness,
Who with His own sunshine
All the world doth bless. [Refrain]

Source: Sunshine: songs for Sunday schools #2

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Author: Ada Blenkhorn

Ada Jane Blenkhorn Canada 1858-1927 Born in Cobourg, Ontario, the 10th of 11 children, she emigrated with her family to the U.S. In 1884 and settled in Cleveland, OH.. She was raised a Methodist, and began writing hymn lyrics at age 34. A prolific writer of hymn lyrics, she was about to give it up when a friend encouraged her to continue, telling her some soul might be saved by a hymn she would write. She worked for many years as secretary to her brother, Henry's, real estate company. After his death in 1923, she became president of the company. She never married. John Perry Go to person page >

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First Line:	Living in the sunshine, Living in the light
Title:	Living in the Sunshine
Author:	Ada Blenkhorn
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Living in the sunshine
Notes:	German translation: See "Sonnenschein im Leben" by E. C. Magaret
Copyright:	Public Domain