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).

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

• "You in Your Small Corner", a stage play, also televised in 1962

External links

• Jesus Bids Us Shine at The Internet Archive.
• Free download at Hymnswithoutwords.com