Scripture Verse

Ye shine as lights in the world. Philippians 2:15

Introduction

Words: Charles S. Brown, in The King’s Prais­es (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts & Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Unit­ed So­ci­ety of Chris­tian En­dea­vor, 1899), num­ber 14.

Music: Ve­ne­to Charles S. Brown, 1899 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Into the world with a mis­sion,
Kept by His boun­ti­ful care,
God the kind Fa­ther has sent us,
Tidings of Je­sus to bear.

Refrain

Help us to know Thee, dear Sav­ior,
Simple and pure as Thou art;
Then in the spir­it of meek­ness
May we Thy love-light im­part.

Happy of heart is the Chris­tian,
Cheered by a pre­sence di­vine;
Jesus be­side him is walk­ing,
Giving him pow­er to shine.

Refrain

Gloomy and dark are the sha­dows,
Where sin and sor­row abound;
Jesus would have His dis­ci­ples
Spreading His sun­shine around.

Refrain

This, then, shall be our en­dea­vor,
Loyal dis­ci­ples to be;
Lighting the dark­ness for Je­sus,
Shining, dear Sav­ior, for Thee.

Refrain