I think God gives the child­ren,
As through the land they go,
The most de­light­ful mis­sion
That any­one can know.
He wants us to be sun­beams
Of love and hope and cheer,
To bright­en up the sha­dows
That oft­en ga­ther here.

Refrain

O we are lit­tle sun­beams,
Sent down from God to man;
In all life’s sha­dy places,
We shine as best we can.

The clouds may hide the sun­shine
Of Hea­ven from our sight,
And life have much of sor­row
To mar the heart’s de­light;
But if like faith­ful sun­beams,
We child­ren do our part,
We’ll bring a ray of bright­ness
To ev­ery sha­dowed heart.

Refrain

Then let us live our mis­sion
Of sun­beams day by day,
And scat­ter joy and bright­ness
About us all the way;
Let’s chase away life’s sha­dows
With lov­ing thought and deed
And be the sun­shine mak­ers,
Of which the world has need.

Refrain