Keep on the Sunny Side

My group of literary friends (called "Inspirtice") recently discussed "a favorite song" as our program topic.

I looked back to my childhood when I heard mostly country music on the radio and thought of "Keep

on the Sunny Side."    I grew up with the Carter family rendition; June Carter Cash made the song famous.

Ada Blenkhorn wrote this hymn in 1899 as her nephew was crippled and wanted his wheelchair pushed on the 

sunny side of the street.    As kids in school, we would hold our noses in order to get the nasal country twang

to sing the familiar chorus.  The message, however, is a basic truth of life - not always easy to follow.

Keep on the sunny side,
always on the sunny side,
Keep on the sunny side of life;
It will help us ev'ry day, it will brighten all the way
If we keep on the sunny side of life.

There's a dark and a troubled side of life;

There's a bright and a sunny side, too;

Tho' we meet with the darkness and strife,

The sunny side we also may view. (Chorus)

Tho' the storm in its fury break today,

Crushing hopes that we cherished so dear,

Storm and cloud will in time pass away,

The sun again will shine bright and clear. (Chorus)

Let us greet with a song of hope each day,

Tho' the moments be cloudy or fair;

Let us trust in our Savior alway,

Who keepeth everyone in His care (Chorus)