1 Jesus bids us shine with a clear, pure light,
Like a little candle burning in the night;
In the world is darkness, so we must shine,
You in your small corner and I in mine.

2 Jesus bids us shine first of all for him;
Well he sees and knows it if our light is dim.
He looks down from Heaven to see us shine;
You in your small corner and I in mine.

3 Jesus bids us shine, then, for all around
Many kinds of darkness in this world abound;
Sin and want and sorrow; so we must shine,
You in your small corner and I in mine.