“BEAR YE ONE ANOTHER'S BURDENS.”
Do the burdens of life fall heavy?
Is thy spirit sorely tried?
Does it seem that along thy pathway
Nothing but evils betide? Is thy heart all broken and weary,
Nearing the verge of despair,
Feeling that thy troubles surely
Are more than thy strength can bear? Then turn from thyself to another,
And if, perchance, thou shalt see
A weak, fainting sister or brother,
With a heavier cross than thee, Then give them thy cheering assistance,
Make them feel that they're not alone,
And thou'lt find, in sharing another's,
Thy burden has lighter grown. If we look on the world around us,
We'll find that all have a share
In its cares, its sorrows, and trials—
That all have a cross to bear. And oft we may lighten their burdens
With our sympathy and love;
We may throw a gleam through the darkness,
And raise their spirits above The clouds and the fears that surround them,
The griefs that oppress them so,
And learn that in sharing another's,
Our burdens will lighter grow.