Only a beam of sun­shine,
But oh, it was warm and bright;
The heart of a wea­ry tra­vel­er
Was cheered by its wel­come sight.
Only a beam of sun­shine;
That fell from the arch above:
And ten­der­ly, soft­ly whis­pered
A mes­sage of peace and love.

Refrain

Only a word for Je­sus,
Only a whis­pered prayer,
Over some grief worn spir­it
May rest like a sun­beam fair!

Only a beam of sun­shine
That in­to a dwell­ing crept;
Where, ov­er a fad­ing rose­bud,
A mo­ther her vi­gil kept.
Only a beam of sun­shine
That smiled through her fall­ing tears,
And showed her the bow of pr­omise,
Forgotten per­haps for years.

Refrain

Only a word for Je­sus,
Oh, speak it in His dear name,
To per­ish­ing souls around you
The mes­sage of love pro­claim.
Go, like the faith­ful sun­beam,
Your mis­sion of joy ful­fill;
Remember the Sav­ior’s pro­mise,
That He will be with you still.

Refrain