12. Angry Words

1
Angry words! O let them never
 
From the tongue unbridled slip;
 
May the love of Jesus ever
 
Fill the heart and keep the lip.
 
Love one another, thus said the Savior;
 
Children, obey the Father’s blest command.
 
Love one another, thus said the Savior;
 
Children, obey His blest command.
2
Angry words, though lightly spoken,
 
Do not suit the child of God,
 
Happy fellowship is broken
 
By a single angry word.
3
Love is much too pure and holy,
 
Christian bonds too sacred far,
 
For a moment’s reckless folly
 
Thus to desolate and mar.
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