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[What we need is sunshine, sunshine ev'ry day]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Used With Text: The Sunshine Song

Author: Lydia Shivers Leech Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: What we need is sunshine, sunshine every day Refrain First Line: Sunshine, sunshine, all the way Lyrics: 1 What we need is sunshine, sunshine ev’ry day, Tho’ the clouds may hover, all along the way; Still the sun is shining, just beyond your view, Look above the shadows, where the sky is blue. Refrain: Sunshine, sunshine, all the way, Sunshine, sunshine, ev’ry day; In this world of sadness, There is joy and gladness, If we scatter sunshine on the way. 2 You may scatter sunshine, tho’ your heart is sad, While you’re helping others, you will be made glad; For the “cup of water” given in His name, Joy to you will bring, like sunshine after rain. [Refrain] 3 Live above the shadows, lest they mar your life, Live above the world, with all its sin and strife; Sow the seeds of kindness, banish petty care, Scatter then His blessed sunshine ev’rywhere. [Refrain] Topics: Children's Hymns Used With Tune: [What we need is sunshine, sunshine every day]

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The Sunshine Song

Author: Lida Shivers Leech Hymnal: Worship and Service #168 (1916) First Line: What we need is sunshine, sunshine ev’ry day Refrain First Line: Sunshine, sunshine, all the way Lyrics: 1 What we need is sunshine, sunshine ev’ry day, Tho’ the clouds may hover all along the way; Still the sun is shining, just beyond your view, Look above the shadows, where the sky is blue. Refrain: Sunshine, sunshine, all the way, Sunshine, sunshine ev’ry day; In this world of sadness, There is joy and gladness, If we scatter sunshine on life’s way. 2 You may scatter sunshine, tho’ your heart is sad, While you’re helping others, you will be made glad; For the “cup of water” given in His name, Joy to you will bring, like sunshine after rain. [Refrain] 3 Live above the shadows, lest they mar your life, Live above the world, with all its sin and strife; Sow the seeds of kindness, banish petty care, Scatter, then, His blessed sunshine ev’rywhere. [Refrain] Topics: Children's Songs; Joy and Sunshine Tune Title: [What we need is sunshine ev’ry day]

The Sunshine Song

Author: Lydia Shivers Leech Hymnal: Alexander's Hymns No. 4 #202 (1921) First Line: What we need is sunshine, sunshine every day Refrain First Line: Sunshine, sunshine, all the way Lyrics: 1 What we need is sunshine, sunshine ev’ry day, Tho’ the clouds may hover, all along the way; Still the sun is shining, just beyond your view, Look above the shadows, where the sky is blue. Refrain: Sunshine, sunshine, all the way, Sunshine, sunshine, ev’ry day; In this world of sadness, There is joy and gladness, If we scatter sunshine on the way. 2 You may scatter sunshine, tho’ your heart is sad, While you’re helping others, you will be made glad; For the “cup of water” given in His name, Joy to you will bring, like sunshine after rain. [Refrain] 3 Live above the shadows, lest they mar your life, Live above the world, with all its sin and strife; Sow the seeds of kindness, banish petty care, Scatter then His blessed sunshine ev’rywhere. [Refrain] Topics: Children's Hymns Languages: English Tune Title: [What we need is sunshine, sunshine every day]

The Sunshine Song

Author: Lida Shivers Leech Hymnal: Hymns of Blessing for the Living Church #144 (1916) First Line: What we need is sunshine, sunshine ev'ry day Refrain First Line: Sunshine, sunshine, all the way Languages: English Tune Title: [What we need is sunshine, sunshine ev'ry day]

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B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Person Name: Bentley D. Ackley Composer of "[What we need is sunshine, sunshine every day]" in Alexander's Hymns No. 4 Bentley DeForrest Ackley was born 27 September 1872 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the oldest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the brother of A. H. Ackley. In his early years, he traveled with his father and his father's band. He learned to play several musical instruments. By the age of 16, after the family had moved to New York, he began to play the organ for churches. He married Bessie Hill Morley on 20 December 1893. In 1907 he joined the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team as secretary/pianist. He worked for and traveled with the Billy Sunday organization for 8 years. He also worked as an editor for the Homer Rodeheaver publishing company. He composed more than 3000 tunes. He died 3 September 1958 in Winona Hills, Indiana at the age of 85 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Indiana, near his friend Homer Rodeheaver. Dianne Shapiro (from ackleyfamilygenealogy.com by Ed Ackley and Allen C. Ackley)

Lida Shivers Leech

1873 - 1962 Person Name: Lydia Shivers Leech Author of "The Sunshine Song" in Alexander's Hymns No. 4 Born: July 12, 1873, Mayville, New Jersey. Died: March 4, 1962, Long Beach, California. Leech spent her childhood in Cape May Court House, New Jersey, and attended Columbia University and Temple University. She played the organ at Bethany Methodist Church in Camden, New Jersey, served as accompanist at evangelical services, and wrote some 500 hymn tunes in her lifetime. Sources-- Emurian, pp. 112-3 Reynolds, p. 336 Lyrics-- God’s Way Is Best I Have Redeemed Thee I’ll Go Anywhere No Fault in Him Some Day He’ll Make It Plain Thine for Service Trust Me, Try Me, Prove Me © 1928 When the Veil is Lifted --www.hymntime.com/tch