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Susan Warner Susan is a feminine given name, from Persian "Susan" (lily flower), from Egyptian '' sšn'' and Coptic ''shoshen'' meaning "lotus flower", from Hebrew ''Shoshana'' meaning "lily" (in modern Hebrew this also means "rose" and a flower in general), ...

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Hymn A hymn is a type of song, and partially synonymous with devotional song, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. The word ''hymn'' ...

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E. O. Excell Edwin Othello Excell (December 13, 1851 – June 10, 1921), commonly known as E. O. Excell, was a prominent American Music publisher (sheet music), publisher, composer, choirmaster, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and ...

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children's hymn "" (Children's Hymn) is a poem by Bertolt Brecht, written in 1950 and set to music by Hanns Eisler in the same year. History The hymn was Brecht's response to the "", which he believed to be corrupted by the Third Reich and whose third stanza be ...

with words by Susan Bogert Warner (1819-1885) and music by

Edwin Othello Excell Edwin Othello Excell (December 13, 1851 – June 10, 1921), commonly known as E. O. Excell, was a prominent American publisher, composer, song leader, and singer of music for church, Sunday school, and evangelistic meetings during the late ninet ...

(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). EOExcell_by_Collins

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

External links

''Jesus Bids Us Shine'' at The Internet Archive.

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