Songs of Praise and Salvation ‎#36

36. Live in the Sunlight

1 Why walk in the darkness and shadows of night,
When sunlight so full and so free
Is streaming around with its radiance bright
To lighten the pathway for thee?

Refrain:
Then live in the sunlight, beautiful, heavenly sunlight,
Trusting in Jesus and looking above;
Then live in the sunlight, beautiful, heavenly sunlight,
Live in the sunlight, the sunlight of love.

2 Why bearing thy burden of sorrow so long,
Alone and unaided, when He
Whose heart is so kind and whose arm is so string,
Thy great Burden-bearer would be? [Refrain]

3 The clouds shall all scatter when “God is thy light,”
No more earthly shadows shall fall;
And visions of rapture shall burst on thy sight,
“In Him is no darkness at all.” [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Why walk in the darkness and shadows of night
• Title: Live in the Sunlight
• Author: Mrs. C. H. M.
• Refrain First Line: Then live in the sunlight, beautiful, heavenly sunlight
• Publication Date: 1903
• Scripture:
  1 John 1:5

Tune Information

• Name: [Why walk in the darkness and shadows of night]
• Composer: Mrs. C. H. Morris