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Let the Cheering Sunbeams Fly

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1 You have known the Master, blessed Master,
You have known His mercy and His love;
You have caught the sunbeams, cheering sunbeams,
Gently falling from the skies above.

Refrain:
Scatter the sunbeams, cheering bright sunbeams;
Darkened hearts for sunlight cry;
Bear the news of mercy, tell the news of Jesus,
Let the cheering sunbeams fly.

2 You have seen the sunbeams, cheering sunbeams,
Chasing shadows from the clouded sky;
You have seen the dawning, wondrous dawning,
Coming, glorious, when the sunbeams fly. [Refrain]

3 You have seen the sunbeams, cheering sunbeams,
Following showers on the fields new sown;
You have seen the harvest, golden harvest,
Safely garnered, with the ear full grown. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #13268

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Author: J. W. Carpenter

19th Century Currently, our on­ly da­ta on Car­pen­ter is that he was a cler­ic. --www.hymntime.com/tch/ Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: You have known the Master, blessed Master
Title: Let the Cheering Sunbeams Fly
Author: J. W. Carpenter (1904)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Scatter the sunbeams, cheering, bright sunbeams
Publication Date: 1904
Copyright: Public Domain
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