Scripture Verse

Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. Proverbs 16:24

Introduction

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John R. Clements (1868–1946)

Words: John R. Cle­ments, 1901. The first stan­za was not writ­ten by Mr. Cle­ments, but is part of an ano­ny­mous po­em he dis­co­vered, ar­ranged, and to which he add­ed four oth­er orig­in­al stan­zas (Ga­bri­el, page 80).

Music: Gold­en Deed Win­field S. Weed­en (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Winfield S. Weeden (1847–1908)

Lyrics

Somebody did a golden deed,
Proving himself a friend in need;
Somebody sang a cheerful song,
Bright’ning the sky the whole day long.

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Was that somebody you?
Was that somebody you?

Somebody tho’t ’tis sweet to live,
Willingly said, I’m glad to give;
Somebody fought a valiant fight,
Bravely he lived to shield the right.

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Somebody made a loving gift,
Cheerfully tried a load to lift;
Somebody told the love of Christ,
Told how His will was sacrificed.

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Somebody idled all the hours,
Carelessly crushed life’s fairest flow’rs,
Somebody made life loss, not gain,
Thoughtlessly seemed to live in vain.

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Somebody filled the days with light,
Constantly chased away the night;
Somebody’s work bore joy and peace,
Surely his life will ne­ver cease.

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