Jesus Bids Us Shine
# 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).

## Lyrics

    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
