LIVE for something ; be not idle
Look about thee for employ ;
Sit not down to useless dreaming,
Labor, and the sweets enjoy.
Folded hands are ever weary,
Selfish hearts are never gay ;
Life for thee hath many duties,
Active be then while you may.
Scatter blessings in thy pathway ;
Gentle words and cheering smiles
Better are than gold and silver,
With their grief-dispelling wiles.
As the pleasant sunshine falleth
Ever on the grateful earth,
So let sympathy and kindness
Gladden well the darkened hearth.
Hearts there are oppressed and weary ;
Drop the tear of sympathy,
Whisper words of hope and comfort,
Give, and thy reward shall be
Joy unto thy soul returning
From this perfect fountain head.
Freely as thou freely givest,
Shall the grateful light be shed.
