Speak With Kindness

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Speak with kindness, loving tender

Author: Fannie E. Davison
Published in 5 hymnals

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1 Let thy words be loving, tender,
Kind and gentle evermore;
Grant affection to the friendless;
To the poor give from thy store.

Chorus:
Live for right and duty ever,
Christ will help you on your way;
Fails his faithful promise never;
Watch, and work, and humbly pray.

2 Cherish charity, compassion,
For the erring and the weak;
Tell sad hearts, of sin grown weary,
How the Saviour they may seek. [Chorus]

3 Live for others; 'tis the noblest
Work that human souls can do;
To that work the Saviour calls you,
he will help you to be true. [Chorus]

Source: The Evergreen: songs for the Sunday school, sanctuary and home circle #121

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Author: Fannie E. Davison

Fannie Estelle Davison Born: 1851, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Died: March 10, 1887, Chicago, Illinois. Buried: Carthage, Missouri. Fannie’s father was killed when she was 10 years old; after her mother’s remarriage to hotelier Henry Warner, the family moved to Carthage, Missouri. Fannie married court reporter Asa Lee Davison and they moved to Chicago, Illinois, then Madison, Wisconsin. Several of her songs appeared in publications from the Fillmore Brothers of Cincinnati, Ohio, including Songs of Gratitude (1877), Joy and Gladness (1880) and The Voice of Joy (1882). Lyrics-- Last Words, The Purer in Heart, O God… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Speak with kindness, loving tender
Title:	Speak With Kindness
Author:	Fannie E. Davison
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Live for right and duty ever
Publication Date:	1899
Copyright:	Public Domain