We All Can Do Good

Our lives

we are told

are but fleet­ing at best

Like ros­es they fade and de­cay;

Then let us do good while the pre­sent is ours

Be use­ful as long as we stay.

Do good un­to others

do good while we can

Our mo­ments how quick­ly they fly;

Remember the pro­verb

re­mem­ber it now

We all can do good if we try.

A look or a smile

that in kind­ness we give

May com­fort a de­so­late heart;

May sweet­en a life that is lone­ly and sad

And hope to the wea­ry im­part.

How ma­ny around us are strang­ers to God

How ma­ny poor child­ren we see;

If such we could bring to the foot of the cross

How grate­ful and glad we should be.

We all can do good

and we all can be­stow

Some gift for the sake of the Lord;

If on­ly a cup of cold wa­ter we give

Our souls will not lose their re­ward.