SPEAK GENTLY

SPEAK GENTLY

Speak gently. It is better by farto rule by love than fear.Speak gently. Let no harsh word marthe good you may do here.
Speak gently to the young, for theywill have enough to bear;pass through this life as best they may,'tis full of anxious care.
Speak gently to the aged oneGrieve not the care-worn heart,whose sand of life are nearly run,let such in peace depart.
Speak gently, kindly to the poor,let no harsh tone be heard.They have enough they must endurewithout an unkind word.
Speak gently...'tis a little thingdropped in the heart's deep well;The good, the joy that it may bringeternity shall tell.