1 Don't let the song go out of your life,
Tho' minor strains sometimes flow;
'Twill warble again in silvery strains,
And gladden thy life below.

Refrain:
Don't let the song go out of your life,
But let it on others flow!
My brother, go on, let life be thy song,
In melody sweeter grow!

2 Don't let the song go out of your life,
Thy voice, tho', may lose in tone;
Tho' tremulous notes may never be heard,
In spirit may they ring on. [Refrain]

3 Don't let the song go out of your life,—
It never would need to go
If tho'ts were more true and broader the view,
We looked on this life below. [Refrain]

4 Don't let the song go out of your life,—
Oh! let it ring on below;
And when you go hence may't follow thee thence,
And richer and grander grow. [Refrain]