Angry words! O let them ne­ver,
From the tongue un­bri­dled slip,
May the heart’s best im­pulse ev­er,
Check them ere they soil the lip.

Refrain

Love one an­oth­er, thus saith the Sav­ior;
Children, obey the Fa­ther’s blest com­mand.
Love each oth­er, love each oth­er,
’Tis the blest com­mand.

Love is much too pure and ho­ly,
Friendship is too sac­red far,
For a mo­ment’s reck­less fol­ly,
Thus to de­so­late and mar.

Refrain

Angry words are light­ly spok­en,
Bitterest thoughts are rash­ly stirred,
Brightest links of life are brok­en,
By a sin­gle ang­ry word.

Refrain