Scripture Verse

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in Heaven. Matthew 5:16

Introduction

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I. Mench Chambers (1865–1933)

Words: I. Mench Cham­bers, in Up­lift­ed Voic­es (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Gei­bel & Leh­man, 1901), num­ber 151.

Music: Tho­mas O’Neill (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of O’Neill (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

A lit­tle bit of sun­shine,
A lit­tle word or two,
Just fall­ing as the mo­ments
Suggest the way to you;
Ah! these will change the fea­tures
Of all the world’s sad face,
And give some soul the cour­age
To stand with­in its place.

Refrain

Sunshine; sun­shine,
A lit­tle bit of sun­shine;
Sunshine; sun­shine,
From out a heart of love.
Sunshine; sun­shine,
A lit­tle bit of sun­shine;
Sunshine; sun­shine,
From out a heart of love.

A lit­tle bit of sun­shine,
Enough to throw a smile
Upon some down­cast spir­it,
His sor­rows to be­guile;
Ah! this is what is need­ed
More oft­en than we know,
By those whose hearts are ach­ing
Along their paths be­low.

Refrain

These lit­tle bits of sun­shine
Caught from the skies above,
Just fall­ing with the mo­ments,
From out a heart of love;
Such service tru­ly giv­en
To each will sure­ly bring,
Its bless­ing here, and yon­der,
From Christ our Lord and king.

Refrain