Speak Gently By G. W. Langford Speak gently! It is better farTo rule by love than fearSpeak gently; let no harsh word marThe good we may do here! Speak gently to the little child!Its love be sure to gain;Teach it in accents soft and mild;It may not long remain. 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 one,Grieve not the care-worn heart;Whose 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; knowThey must have toiled in vain;Perchance unkindness made them so;Oh, win them back again. Speak gently; Love doth whisper lowThe vows that true hearts bind;And gently Friendship’s accents flow;Affection’s voice is kind. Speak gently; ’tis a little thingDropped in the heart’s deep well;The good, the joy, that it may bring,Eternity shall tell.
Speak Gently By G. W. Langford
Speak gently! It is better farTo rule by love than fearSpeak gently; let no harsh word marThe good we may do here!
Speak gently to the little child!Its love be sure to gain;Teach it in accents soft and mild;It may not long remain.
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 one,Grieve not the care-worn heart;Whose 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; knowThey must have toiled in vain;Perchance unkindness made them so;Oh, win them back again.
Speak gently; Love doth whisper lowThe vows that true hearts bind;And gently Friendship’s accents flow;Affection’s voice is kind.
Speak gently; ’tis a little thingDropped in the heart’s deep well;The good, the joy, that it may bring,Eternity shall tell.
