SELECTED POETRY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 355, 17 February 1881, Page 3

SELECTED POETRY.

WHATEVER YOUR DO, DO CHEEFFULLY. (Br "J. K.") Whatever you do, do cheerfully, As if your heart was in it, 'Twill smooth the way to the goal you seek,[ And give you strength to win it. For little of silver or gold you'll get, If you make up your mind to frown and fret; Little of joy for a lonely hour, If you never have planted a single flower. What though the task a hard one be> Still with a smile begin it; And whatevor you do, do cheerfully, As if your heart was in it. The help you give with, a cheery word, Is a double help to your neighbor, For it puts ,3, song in the weary heart That kjKweth no rest from labor. For little yd know of real delight If yott work for yourself from morn till night, And never have a penny to spend, Or a loving thought for a needy friend ; The thread of life will longer wear, If with a song you spin it: So whatever you do, do cheerfully, As if your heart was in it. You make your cross a heavier one Than ever the Lord intended, If you sit and sigh at the foot of the stairs, Down 'which your hopes descended. 'Tis better by far to live your day In a wholesome, happy, light-hearted way, Than to carry about a gloomy face, As if the world was a dismal place. If you never have sung a song of joy, Gratefully now begin it, And whatever you do, do cheerfully. As if your heart was in it.