Jesus Bids Us Shine

"Jesus Bids Us Shine" is a children's hymn with words by Susan Bogert Warner (1819-1885) and music by Edwin Othello Excell (1851-1921). It was first published in the children's magazine The Little Corporal in 1868. Actor Leo McKern was heard singing the famous last line "You in your small corner, And I in mine" in the comedic film Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher (1968).



Lyrics

 * 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 this world are found -
 * Sin, and want, and sorrow;
 * So we must shine,
 * You in your small corner,
 * And I in mine.


 * Susan Warner