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ONLY A WORD
Only a word, a friendly word,
Tender and kind and true;
A fainting heart drank in the word,
As flowers absorb the dew.
Tender and kind and true;
A fainting heart drank in the word,
As flowers absorb the dew.
Only a word, a faithful word,
Feet that had gone astray
Were pointed from the trend of death
Unto the narrow way.
Feet that had gone astray
Were pointed from the trend of death
Unto the narrow way.
A tender, loving, earnest word,
Sown mid prayers and tears
May bloom in time and fruitage
Throughout eternal years.
Sown mid prayers and tears
May bloom in time and fruitage
Throughout eternal years.
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