I'll Be a Sunbeam

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Jesus wants me for a sunbeam

Author: Nellie Talbot (1900)
Tune: [Jesus wants me for a sunbeam] (Excell)
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1 Jesus wants me for a sunbeam,
To shine for Him each day;
In ev'ry way try to please Him,
At home, at school, at play.

Refrain:
A sunbeam, a sunbeam,
Jesus wants me for a sunbeam:
A sunbeam, a sunbeam,
I’ll be a sunbeam for Him.

2 Jesus wants me to be loving,
And kind to all I see;
Showing how pleasant and happy,
His little one can be. [Refrain]

Source: One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism: an African American ecumenical hymnal #432

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Author: Nellie Talbot

Ellen Alice Talbot was born in 1861 in Debenham, Suffolk, England. Her father pastored the local Congregational church from 1855 to 1876. In 1876, the family moved to Cores End near Wooburn, Buckinghamshire, England. As a young adult, Ellen began to become active in the ministry of the church; in 1882 she served tea to seventy teachers and members of the senior Sunday school class; in 1893 she organized a prayer group which prayed for missionaries; in 1894 she was conductor of the parise band and established a branch of the Society of Christian Endeavor. In 1897 her father retired and the family moved to Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, where her brother pastored a church. Ellen was again active in working with youth, the Sunday school, and… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Jesus wants me for a sunbeam
Title:	I'll Be a Sunbeam
Author:	Nellie Talbot (1900)
Meter:	8.6.8.6 with refrain
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	A sunbeam, a sunbeam, Jesus wants me for a sunbeam
Publication Date:	1900
Notes:	Spanish translation: "Nítido rayo por Cristo" by Speros Demetrios Athans; Swahili translation: See "Yesu ataka mwangaza"
Copyright:	Public Domain