Jesus bids us shine
With a pure, clear light,
Like a little candle
Burning in the night.
In this world is darkness;
So let us shine,
You in your small corner,
And I in mine.

Jesus bids us shine,
First of all for Him;
Well he sees and knows it,
If our light grows dim.
He looks down from heaven
To see us shine,
You in your small corner,
And I in mine.

Jesus bids us shine,
Then, for all around;
Many kinds of darkness
In the world are found -
Sin, and want and sorrow;
So we must shine,
You in your small corner,
And I in mine.


Susan Warner (1819-1885)