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

Words: Har­ri­et H. Pier­son, in In­ter­na­tion­al Praise, ed­it­ed by Ed­win O. Ex­cell (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Ed­win O. Exc­ell, 1902), num­ber 148.

Music: Kin­sha­sa John S. Fea­ris (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

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John S. Fearis (1867–1932)

Lyrics

Just as the stars are shin­ing,
Making the dark­ness bright,
So we are shin­ing, shin­ing,
Shedding our gold­en light.

Refrain

Shining, shin­ing, shin­ing,
Just like the stars above,
Making the world around us
Happy with light and love.

And as the stars are smil­ing,
Down on the earth be­low,
We may re­flect the sun­light
Shining where’er we go.

Refrain

Each in his lit­tle cor­ner,
Whether at work or play,
We would be al­ways shin­ing,
Turning the night to day.

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How could they do with­out us?
Dark would the world be then;
We are the Sav­ior’s jew­els,
Cheering the hearts of men.

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