O kiss the bright sunbeam that gladdens thy home,

Though ’tween the dark storm clouds that sunbeam may come;

It cometh so golden, so beautiful ever;

Then welcome the sunbeam, and praise the kind Giver.

The Lord, in His love to the children of earth,

Showers His mercies and joys ’round the hearth;

Crowns the year with His goodness and bounty of love,

’Till the earth teems with blessings all fresh from above.

God scatters them freely and kindly on all:

Every moment they come, and how thickly they fall;