The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9678

9678. A Little Human Kindness

2 By making someone happy as we pass along life’s way,
We bring a bit of Heaven to the longest, darkest day;
The world is full of shadows, full of sorrow, grief and woe,
And snares are set before us everywhere we go.

Refrain:
A little human kindness brings a bit of Heaven near,
A little human kindness drives away our fear.
A little human kindness makes the souls of men akin,
And brings the joy of victory to a world of sin.

2 So many weary pilgrims toiling onward up the height,
Are longing for a friendly word, ere fall the shades of night;
O lend a hand to help them, haste to speak a word of cheer,
And gloomy clouds will brighten when the day is drear. [Refrain]

3 Keep all the hope-fires lighted by the torch of love divine;
As beacons thro’ earth’s darkest valleys ever let them shine.
Somewhere beyond the sunset, in a land supremely blest,
We’ll find that human kindness paved the way to rest. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: By making someone happy as we pass along life’s way
• Title: A Little Human Kindness
• Author: Frona Scott
• Refrain First Line: A little human kindness brings a bit of Heaven near
• Language: English
• Source: Victory Songs by Homer A. Rodeheaver (Chicago: Rodeheaver Company, 1920)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [By making someone happy as we pass along life's way]
• Composer: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain