SPEAK THE GOOD WORD by William J. Lampton

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jul 2, 1902

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 28, No. 27.

SPEAK THE GOOD WORD.

By William J. Lampton

[William J. Lampton, in New York Herald.]

It isn't the thinking how grateful we are For the kindness of friends come to bless Our sorrow or loss, 'Neath the weight of the cross; It is telling our gratefulness.

It isn't the love that they have in their hearts, And neglect or forget to reveal, That brightens the lives Of husbands and wives; It is telling the love that they feel.

It isn't the thinking of good to mankind That comes as a cooling drink To the famished ones Of earth's daughters and sons; It is telling the good that we think.

It isn't the music asleep in the strings Of the lute, that entrances the ear, And brings to the breast The spirit of rest; It is only the music we hear.

It isn't the silence of hope unexpressed That heartens and strengthens the weak To triumph through strife For the great things of life; It's the words of good cheer that we speak.