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Text:In kindness said
Author:E. R. Latta
Tune:[Sometime when you were in trouble]
Composer:S. J. Oslin

55. In kindness said

1 Sometime when you were in trouble,
And your spirit seemed like lead,
Was it yours to feel the magic
Of a word in kindness said?

Refrain:
In kindness said,
In kindness said,
Say, was it yours to feel the magic
Of a word in kindness said?

2 When some aching heart was heavy,
And the tears were freely shed,
Did you try to give it comfort
By a word in kindness said? [Refrain]

3 Sometime vexed beyond endurance,
All your stock of patience fled,
Have you proved the helpful mission
Of a word in kindness said? [Refrain]

4 There will many chances offer,
Wheresoever we may tread,
And we should always improve them,
By a word in kindness said. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Sometime when you were in trouble
Title: In kindness said
Author: E. R. Latta
Refrain First Line: In kindness said
Language: English
Publication Date: 1904
Notes: Public domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Sometime when you were in trouble]
Composer: S. J. Oslin
Incipit: 51356 16512 31432
Key: A♭ Major



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