Speak Kindly ! For Our Days Are All Too Few
For Angry Strife ;
There Is Deep Meaning, If We Only Knew,
In Our Brief Life.
No Nobler Mission Can Be Ours, If We Knew,
A Pang Can Stay ;
Or If, Amidst The Rush Of Tears We See,
Wipe One Away.

Speak Kindly ! Gracious Words God-Sent,
God-Given, Are Never Lost ;
They Come All Fragrant With The Breath Of Heaven,
Yet Nothing Cost,
Kind Words Are Like Kind Acts They Steal Along
Life’s Hidden Springs ;
Then, In The Darkest Storm, Some Little Song
The Sad Heart Sings.

Speak Kindly, Graciously; For All Around
Are Pains And Smarts ;
The Very Air Is Full Of Moans And Sound
Of Breaking Hearts.
Oh, Seek To Bind Them Up At Once, As Did
Thy Gracious Lord ;
Then Surely Will His Hand Bestow On Thee
A Bright Reward.