Be Merciful.
Shadows may darken your pathway,
But the sunlight will linger there too;
As bitter and sweet are ere mingled,
And falleth the blight with the dew.
But the sunlight will linger there too;
As bitter and sweet are ere mingled,
And falleth the blight with the dew.
It is better to lay in our weaving,
A thread of the gold with the brown;
To lighten the burdens of others,
And give back a smile for a frown,
A thread of the gold with the brown;
To lighten the burdens of others,
And give back a smile for a frown,
Life is to short to be churlish,
Kind words are easy to say;
Sow them broadcast in your planting,
And flowers will bloom by the way.
Kind words are easy to say;
Sow them broadcast in your planting,
And flowers will bloom by the way.
Be merciful e'en to the fallen,
Perhaps you may not have been tried;
The greatest of sins in His vision,
Is that of a blind, stony pride.
Perhaps you may not have been tried;
The greatest of sins in His vision,
Is that of a blind, stony pride.
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