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

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Daniel B. Towner (1850–1919)

Words: Will­iam M. Run­yan, 1919.

Music: Da­ni­el B. Tow­ner (🔊 pdf nwc). Some hym­nals show the com­pos­er as Ro­bert Bev­er­ly, Tow­ner’s pseu­do­nym.

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William M. Runyan (1870–1957)

Lyrics

If we bright­ly shine, if we sweet­ly smile,
We will help to short­en each long mile;
If we speak the words of love and cheer
Happy days will make a hap­py year.

Refrain

If we bright­ly shine, if we sweet­ly smile,
We will help to short­en the long, long mile;
It will help to make our lives di­vine,
If, with Je­sus’ love we shine, shine, shine.

If we do kind deeds in a kind­ly way,
Friends will glad­ly greet us day by day,
And our pre­sence, then, will wel­come be,
All be­cause our hap­pi­ness they see.

Refrain

So we’ll sweet­ly smile and we’ll bright­ly shine,
And the cross of Je­sus be our sign;
For we want this world to bet­ter be
By our lov­ing ser­vice, glad and free.

Refrain