Your Space By David Bates (Source Tn Textbook)
Speak gently! – It is better
far
To rule by love, than fear
Speak gently – let not harsh
words mar
The good we might do here!
Speak gently! – Love doth
whisper low
The vows that true hearts
bind;
And gently Friendship’s accents
flow;
Affection’s voice is kind.
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 they
Will have enough to bear –
Pass through this life as
best they may,
‘T is full of anxious care!
Speak gently to the aged
one,
Grieve not
the care-worn heart;
The 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 –
know,
They may have toiled in
vain;
Perchance unkindness made
them so;
Oh, win them back again!
Speak gently! – He who gave
his life
To bend man’s stubborn will,
When elements were in fierce
strife,
Said to them, ‘Peace, be
still.’
Speak gently! – ’tis a
little thing
Dropped in the heart’s deep
well;
The good, the joy, which it
may bring,
Eternity shall
tell.
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