1. There is sunshine in my soul today, More glorious and bright Than glows in any earthly sky, For Jesus is my Light. 2. There is music in my soul today, A carol to my King, And Jesus, listening, can hear The songs I cannot sing. 3. There is springtime in my soul today, For, when the Lord is near, The dove of peace sings in my heart, The flowers of grace appear. 4. There is gladness in my soul today, And hope and praise and love, For blessings which He gives me now, For joys "laid up" above. Chorus: O there's sunshine, blessed sunshine, When the peaceful, happy moments roll; When Jesus shows His smiling face, There is sunshine in the soul.
Lyrics: Eliza Edmunds
Hewitt
Music: John Robson Sweney
Tune: SUNSHINE IN MY SOUL
Eliza Edmunds Hewitt (1851–1920)
While teaching at the Northern Home for Friendless Children, Eliza Hewitt was struck by one of her students and severely injured. She was immobilized in a cast for about six months and when the doctor removed the cast, he suggested that she take a short walk in a nearby park. Eliza Hewitt was overjoyed by the sights and sounds she experienced on that warm day in 1887 and when she returned home, she wrote the lyrics to this hymn.