Is there any earthly music
That is half so pure and sweet,
As the children's merry voices
Or the pattering of their feet?
That is half so pure and sweet,
As the children's merry voices
Or the pattering of their feet?
There is music in the voices
Of the loved ones at our side,
Those who tread life's pathway with us
And who in our homes abide.
Of the loved ones at our side,
Those who tread life's pathway with us
And who in our homes abide.
Sweetest music, yet how often
In life's busy bustling day,
We forget to prize the singers
'Till their songs have died away.
In life's busy bustling day,
We forget to prize the singers
'Till their songs have died away.
Let us gather up earth's glories,
Let us not refuse to hear
The sweet sounds that cheer our pathway,
Without which, earth would be drear.
Let us not refuse to hear
The sweet sounds that cheer our pathway,
Without which, earth would be drear.
Let us listen to the music,
Treasure it within the soul;
It will make us wiser, better,
While the months and years roll.
Treasure it within the soul;
It will make us wiser, better,
While the months and years roll.
Let us notice Heaven's blessings,
Thanking God for what we share;
If we will but pause to listen
There is music everywhere.
Thanking God for what we share;
If we will but pause to listen
There is music everywhere.
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