Scripture Verse

God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all. 1 John 1:5

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Le­Roy Moore, 1897 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

See the morning sunlight brighten,
Making glad the day;
Jesus shines from out the darkness,
Lighting up the way.
Let us gather in the sunbeams—
Life and beauty fair;
Let us stand before His presence,
Filled with glo­ry there.

Refrain

Blessèd sunlight, blessèd sunlight!
In a world so fair!
Blessèd Je­sus, blessèd Je­sus,
We will meet Thee there.

At the noontide, while we labor
In this world of care,
Let us feel Thy holy presence,
With us ev­ery­where;
Teaching us the precious lessons,
As we journey on;
Filling us with peace and gladness,
Till the day is done.

Refrain

As the twilight shadows gather,
And we seek our rest,
May we find sweet peace and com­fort
Pillowed on Thy breast.
Oh, that all the world might know Thee,
Loving Sav­ior mine!
May we feel the sweet as­sur­ance,
All in all is Thine.

Refrain