##(Verse 1)
 Jesus bids us shine with a c
lear, pure light,
 Like a little c
andle burning in the night;
 In this world of darkness
, we must 
shine,
 You in your small corner
 an
d I i
n mine.

##(Verse 2)
 Jesus bids us shine, the
n, 
for a
ll around
 Many kinds of darkness i
n t
his w
orld abound
 Sin and want and sorrow;
 we
 must
 shine,
 You in your small corner
, a
nd I 
in mine.