SPEAK GENTLY
Speak gently ! it is better far To rule by 'love than fear. Speak- gently — let not harsh words mar -The good we might do here ! Speak gently— love doth whisper low The vows that true hearts bind ; And gently Friendship's accents flow, Affection's voice is kind. Speak gently to the little child ! Its love be sure to gain ; Teach it in accents soft and mildIt may not long remain. Speak gently to the young, for they Will. have enough to bear — Pass through this life as best they may 'Tis full of anxious care. Speak gently to the aged one, Grieve not the care-worn heart ! The sands 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 endure, Without an unkind word ! Speak gently to the erring— know They may have toiled in vain ; Perchance unkindness made them so ; Oh, win them back again !
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New Zealand Tablet, 20 September 1906, Page 37
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163SPEAK GENTLY New Zealand Tablet, 20 September 1906, Page 37
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