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{{Infobox musical composition , name = Jesus Bids Us Shine , type = , image = Susan_Warner_003.jpg , alt = , caption = Susan Warner , translation = , native_name = , native_name_lang = , composer =
Susan Warner Susan Bogert Warner (pen name, Elizabeth Wetherell; July 11, 1819 – March 17, 1885) was an American Presbyterianism, Presbyterian writer of religious fiction, children's fiction, and theological works. She is best remembered for her massive bes ...
, genre =
Hymn A hymn is a type of song, and partially synonymous with devotional song, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. The word ''hymn'' d ...
, occasion = , text = , language = , written = 1868 , based_on = {{Sourcetext, source=Bible, version=King James, book=Psalm, chapter=145 , meter = 10.11.9.10 , melody = by
E. O. Excell Edwin Othello Excell (December 13, 1851 – June 10, 1921), commonly known as E. O. Excell, was a prominent American Music publisher (sheet music), publisher, composer, choirmaster, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and ...
, composed = , published = , misc = "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 Reginald "Leo" McKern (16 March 1920 – 23 July 2002) was an Australian actor who appeared in numerous British, Australian and American television programmes and films, and in more than 200 stage roles. His notable roles include Clang in ...
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


See also

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You in Your Small Corner "You in Your Small Corner" is a British television play shown in the ''Play of the Week'' series on the Independent Television (ITV) on 5 June 1962. It was formerly believed to include the first televised interracial kiss on British televisio ...
", a stage play, also televised in 1962


External links


''Jesus Bids Us Shine'' at The Internet Archive.

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