1 Of deeds like daisies lowly,
A chain of love we’ll make;
Each link a word of kindness,
For lonely hearts that ache
And with these gentle fetters,
We’ll bind them unto Him,
Whose hand can wipe the tear drops
From eyes with weeping dim.
Refrain:
Of deeds, like snowy daisies,
A chain of love we’ll make;
And clasp the golden fetters
‘Round lonely hearts that ache,
And clasp the golden fetters
‘Round lonely hearts that ache.
2 We’ll weary not in weaving,
And strong must be the chain;
If we should faint or falter,
Our work would be in vain.
And we must ask for wisdom,
And guidance from above,
That we may show His spirit
In all our works of love. [Refrain]
3 The chain must have no ending,—
But patiently each day,
We’ll try to help the erring
To find the better way.
May each true life of service
In all good works abound,
Until these golden fetters
Shall clasp the world around. [Refrain]
Source: Hymns We Love, for Sunday Schools and All Devotional Meetings #113
Ada Jane Blenkhorn Canada 1858-1927 Born in Cobourg, Ontario, the 10th of 11 children, she emigrated with her family to the U.S. In 1884 and settled in Cleveland, OH.. She was raised a Methodist, and began writing hymn lyrics at age 34. A prolific writer of hymn lyrics, she was about to give it up when a friend encouraged her to continue, telling her some soul might be saved by a hymn she would write. She worked for many years as secretary to her brother, Henry's, real estate company. After his death in 1923, she became president of the company. She never married.
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