"It was a cold, rainy day, and everything had gone wrong with me during that morning.
I realized the fault was mine; but that did not help the matter. About noon the sky began
to clear; and a friend, standing near me said, "'There is only a beam of sunshine, but oh,
it is warm and bright'; and on the impulse of the moment I wrote this hymn."
-Fanny Crosby
"Let There Be Light"
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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.
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.
Only a word for Jesus,
Oh, speak it in His dear name,
To perishing souls around you
The message of love proclaim.
Go, like a faithful sunbeam,
Your mission of joy fulfill;
Remember the Savior's promise,
That He will be with you still.
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"
(1884)
Frances Jane "Fanny" Crosby
(1820-1915)
Prolific American hymn writer
and evangelist