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A LITTLE WORD, by                    
First Line: I spoke a word
Last Line: Be such as bring forth noble deeds.
Alternate Author Name(s): Oxenham, John
Subject(s): Language; Religion; Words; Vocabulary; Theology


I spoke a word,
And no one heard;
I wrote a word,
And no one cared,
Or seemed to heed;
But after half a score of years
It blossomed in a fragrant deed.

Preachers and teachers all are we, --
Sowers of seeds unconsciously.
Our hearers are beyond our ken,
Yet all we give may come again
With usury of joy or pain.
We never know
To what one little word may grow.
See to it then that all your seeds
Be such as bring forth noble deeds.





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