Little Sunbeams

I think God gives the child­ren

As through the land they go

The most de­light­ful mis­sion

That any­one can know.

He wants us to be sun­beams

Of love and hope and cheer

To bright­en up the sha­dows

That oft­en ga­ther here.

O we are lit­tle sun­beams

Sent down from God to man;

In all life’s sha­dy places

We shine as best we can.

The clouds may hide the sun­shine

Of Heav­en from our sight

And life have much of sor­row

To mar the heart’s de­light;

But if like faith­ful sun­beams

We child­ren do our part

We’ll bring a ray of bright­ness

To ev­ery sha­dowed heart.

Then let us live our mis­sion

Of sun­beams day by day

And scat­ter joy and bright­ness

About us all the way;

Let’s chase away life’s sha­dows

With lov­ing thought and deed

And be the sun­shine mak­ers

Of which the world has need.