Author: Lilla M. Alexander Hymnal: Triumphant Songs No.1 #30 (1887) First Line: It was only a little word Lyrics: 1 It was only a little word,
But God alone may know
How it saved a soul from the downward path,
And a life of shame and woe.
It was only a little word,
Yet is cruel, stinging smart
Estranged a dear friend who had loved us long,
And wounded a faithful heart.
Refrain:
Whatsoever ye do,
oh, heart it! hear it!
Whatsoever ye do,
Do all to the glory of God.
2 It was only a glance from an eye,
By sympathy filled with tears,
But its mem’ry clings like the perfume of flow’rs,
Whose fragrance grows sweeter with woe.
It was only a scornful look,
And a haughty, contemptuous air;
But it maddened a soul that was seeking for help,
And hurried it onto despair. [Refrain]
3 It was only the touch of a hand,
But it helped the fallen to rise;
And the Savior smiled as its record was made
In the book that before him lies.
It was only a little thing,
To pass on the other side;
But it gave into Satan’s power, a soul,
For whom Christ, the Lord, had died. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [It was only a little word]
Whatsoever ye do, oh, hear it!
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