Angry words, O let them never From the tongue, unbridled slip. With the soul’s best impulse Ever check them, Ere they soil the lips. Angry words are quickly spoken, Bitter thoughts are rashly stirred, Fondest links of life are broken, By a single angry word.
O for a heart to praise my God, A heart from sin set free. A heart that always feels the blood, So freely shed for me. A heart resigned, submissive, meek, My Great Redeemer’s throne, Where only Christ is heard to speak, Where Jesus reigns alone.
Leonard Ravenhill, 2/22/2007