The Silver Chime ‎#46

46. Withhold the Angry Word

1 Withhold the angry word,
Unknit the stormy brow;
Let passion's voice, unheard,
Depart forever now.
You little know the woes
An angry word may bring,
The sad and bitter throes
That with its birth may spring.

2 While anger rules the mind,
With might combat its sway,
Resist each counsel blind,
In silence turn away,
An angry word may sever
Our brightest hopes in twain,
And o'er life's path for ever
Strew misery and pain.

Text Information

• First Line: Withhold the angry word
• Title: Withhold the Angry Word
• Author: Geo. Cooper
• Publication Date: 1862
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Withhold the angry word]
• Key: E Major
• Notes: Public Domain.