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
Words & Music: Mrs. G. W. Burroughs, in Living Hymns, edited by John Wanamaker & John R. Sweney (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John J. Hood, 1890), number 131 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Burroughs’ full name, or where to get a good photo of her (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Brother, you’ve come to the Lord;
You believe in His holy word,
And its light has shone on your heart;
Oh! my brother, ne’er let it depart.
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Let your light shine, oh, let it now shine,
Out from your heart o’er the world;
Do something, tho’ it’s little,
Out of love for your Lord.
Brother, your Lord lived for you
As the humblest of humble do;
And for you He willingly died
To redeem you, and all men beside.
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Brother, you may really think,
And by this from your duty shrink,
That for you there’s nothing to do;
But, my brother, that can’t be. No! No!
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Brother, your talents may be
Neither five, nor yet two or three;
But you certainly must have one;
Then, arouse you! before that is gone.
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