1 How dark were life, with naught to cheer
The pilgrim on his way;
No smile of love to light the gloom,
No kind word's cheering ray.

Chorus: Kind words then speak to all,
Kind words a soul may save;
Kind words thy life will bless,
And crown as honored grave.

2 The soul by sorrow oft oppressed,
Must sink beneath his weight,
If no kind word is ever said,
To cheer life's saddened fate. [Chorus]

3 Spurn not from thee, with bitter taunt,
The outcast steeped in sin;
But with kind words to cheer and bless,
That soul to virtue win. [Chorus]

4 When sorrows try--when cares annoy,
Strike no discord last note;
But, on the wings of every breath
Let words of kindness float. [Chorus]