Let our hearts be al­ways cheer­ful;
Why should mur­mur­ing en­ter there,
When our kind and lov­ing Fa­ther
Makes us child­ren of His care?

Refrain

Always cheer­ful, al­ways cheer­ful!
Sunshine all around we see;
Full of beau­ty is the path of du­ty,
Cheerful may we al­ways be.

With His gen­tle hand to lead us,
Should the pow­ers of sin as­sail,
He has pro­mised grace to help us;
Never can His pro­mise fail.

Refrain

When we turn aside from du­ty,
Comes the path of do­ing wrong;
And a sha­dow, creep­ing o’er us,
Checks the rap­ture of our song.

Refrain

Oh! the good are al­ways hap­py,
And their path is ev­er bright;
Let us heed the bless­èd coun­sel,
Shun the wrong and love the right.

Refrain