I wandered in the shades of night,
Till Jesus came to me,
And with the sunlight of His love
Bid all my darkness flee.
Tho’ clouds may gather in the sky,
And billows round me roll,
However dark the world may be,
I’ve sunlight in my soul. [Refrain]
While walking in the light of God,
I sweet communion find;
O press with holy vigor on,
And leave the world behind. [Refrain]
I cross the wide-extended fields,
I journey o’er the plain,
And in the sunlight of His love
I reap the golden grain. [Refrain]
Soon I shall see Him as He is,
The light that came to me,
Behold the brightness of his face,
Thro’out eternity. [Refrain]
Refrain:
Sunlight, sunlight in my soul today,
Sunlight, sunlight all along the way;
Since the Savior found me
Took away my sin,
I have had the sunlight of his love within.
Judson van de Venter, 1897
Read 2 Corinthians 4:3-7
This is a happy hymn that captures the joy available every day to those who know Jesus. Even in its simplicity, it reminds us to keep an eternal perspective. No matter what goes on around us. we belong to Jesus and His Spirit lives in us and goes with us. That truth is the treasure Paul talks about in 2 Corinthians 4. May we walk in that same joy today.
