Poems (Stephens)/Be gentle, kind and true
BE GENTLE, KIND AND TRUE.
Be gentle, friends, in word and deed, For harshness is a hateful sin, And oft o'erthrows a wealth of good That gentleness were sure to win.
Be kind to all, however good There's none that's free from woe and care, And those who tread forbidden paths Must still your kindly pity share.
Be true in all that you may say— With friend and foe alike sincere—True to yourself in living well, With faith in God and conscience clear.