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Words: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby, 1884, in Songs of Redeeming Love No. 2, edited by John R. Sweney, C. C. McCabe, T. C. O'Kane, and William J. Kirkpatrick (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John J. Hood, 1887).
Music: John Robson Sweney
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Only a beam of sunshine,
But oh, it was warm and bright;
The heart of a weary traveler
Was cheered by its welcome sight.
Only a beam of sunshine;
That fell from the arch above:
And tenderly, softly whispered
A message of peace and love.
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Only a word for Jesus,
Only a whispered prayer,
Over some grief worn spirit
May rest like a sunbeam fair!
Only a beam of sunshine
That into a dwelling crept;
Where, over a fading rosebud,
A mother her vigil kept.
Only a beam of sunshine
That smiled through her falling tears,
And showed her the bow of promise,
Forgotten perhaps for years.
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Only a word for Jesus,
Oh, speak it in His dear Name,
To perishing souls around you
The message of love proclaim.
Go, like the faithful sunbeam,
Your mission of joy fulfill;
Remember the Savior's promise,
That He will be with you still.
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