My friends, keep a watch on your words,

For words are amazing things;

They are sweet like the bees' fresh nectar,

But like the bees they have terrible stings;

They can bless like the warm, glad sunshine,

And brighten a lonely life;

They can wound, in the strife of anger,

Like an open, double-edged sword.

Dark Clouds have silver lining !

God has not promised skies always blue,
Flower-strewn pathways all our lives through;

God has not promised sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow, peace without pain.

But God has promised strength for the day,
Rest for the labor, light for the way,
Grace for the trials, help from above,
Unfailing sympathy and undying love.