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Text:Jesus Bids Us Shine
Author:Susan Warner
Tune:JESUS BIDS US SHINE
Composer:Edwin O. Excell

585. Jesus Bids Us Shine

1 Jesus bids us shine
with a pure, clear light,
like a little candle
burning in the night.
In this world of darkness,
so let us shine,
you in your small corner,
and I in mine.

2 Jesus bids us shine,
first of all for him;
well he sees and knows it
if our light grows dim:
Jesus walks beside us
to help us shine,
you in your small corner,
and I in mine.

3 Jesus bids us shine,
then, for all around,
many kinds of darkness
in this world are found:
sin, and want and sorrow;
so we must shine,
you in your small corner,
and I in mine.

Text Information
First Line: Jesus bids us shine
Title: Jesus Bids Us Shine
Author: Susan Warner (1868, alt.)
Meter: 5 5 6 5 6 4 6 4
Publication Date: 1996
Topic: Church in the World: Discipleship: Witness; Light; Obedience (2 more...)
Tune Information
Name: JESUS BIDS US SHINE
Composer: Edwin O. Excell
Meter: 5 5 6 5 6 4 6 4
Key: G Major



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