Hymn
Angry Words
Angry words! O let them never
From the tongue unbridled slip:
May the heart's best impulse ever
Check them e'er they soil the lip.
"Love one another" Thus saith the Savior,
Children obey your Father's blest command.
"Love one another," Thus saith the Savior,
Children obey His blest command.
Love is much to pure and holy;
Friendship is to sacred far,
For a moment's reckless folly
Thus to desolate and mar
Angry words are lightly spoken;
Bitterest thoughts are rashly stirred:
Brightest links of life are broken
By a single angry word.
Angry Words — Text from Minnetonka Songs, 1879. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/angry-words
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Angry Words?
The words of Angry Words were written by H. R. Palmer; the version here was published in 1879. The library also holds Yield Not to Temptation, another hymn by H. R. Palmer.
Is Angry Words public domain?
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