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SDA Hymnal 470

There's Sunshine in My Soul Today

Words: Eliza E. HewittMusic: John R. SweneyTune: SUNSHINE IN MY SOUL8.7.8.7 with Refrain

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1There's sunshine in my soul today,
More glorious and bright
Than glows in any earthly sky,
For Jesus is my light.

RefrainO there's sunshine, blessed sunshine,
When the peaceful happy moments roll;
When Jesus shows His smiling face
There is sunshine in the soul.

2There's music in my soul today,
A carol to my King,
And Jesus, listening, can hear
The songs I cannot sing.

3There's springtime in my soul today,
For when the Lord is near,
The dove of peace sings in my heart,
The flowers of grace appear.

4There's gladness in my soul today,
And hope, and praise, and love,
For blessings which He gives me now,
For joys 'laid up' above.

Scripture
Psalm 16:11; John 8:12; Galatians 5:22

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The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6 · the hymnal prints 8.7.8.7 with Refrain
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 64% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

There's sunshine in my soul today,///˘˘/˘/8A
More glorious and bright//˘˘˘/6B
Than glows in any earthly sky,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
For Jesus is my light.˘/˘˘˘/6B

Verse 2

There's music in my soul today,//˘˘˘/˘/8A
A carol to my King,˘/˘˘˘/6B
And Jesus, listening, can hear˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C
The songs I cannot sing.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

There's springtime in my soul today,///˘˘/˘/8A
For when the Lord is near,˘/˘/˘/6B
The dove of peace sings in my heart,˘/˘//˘˘/8C
The flowers of grace appear.˘/˘˘/˘/7B

Verse 4

There's gladness in my soul today,//˘˘˘/˘/8A
And hope, and praise, and love,˘/˘/˘/6B
For blessings which He gives me now,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C
For joys 'laid up' above.˘//˘˘/6B

Refrain

O there's sunshine, blessed sunshine,˘//////7A
When the peaceful happy moments roll;/˘/˘/˘/˘/9B
When Jesus shows His smiling face//˘/˘/˘/8C
There is sunshine in the soul./˘//˘˘/7B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.