Triumphant Songs No.1 ‎#30

30. It was only a little word

1 It was only a little word,
But God alone may know
How it saved a soul from the downward path,
And a life of shame and woe.
It was only a little word,
Yet is cruel, stinging smart
Estranged a dear friend who had loved us long,
And wounded a faithful heart.

Refrain:
Whatsoever ye do,
oh, heart it! hear it!
Whatsoever ye do,
Do all to the glory of God.

2 It was only a glance from an eye,
By sympathy filled with tears,
But its mem’ry clings like the perfume of flow’rs,
Whose fragrance grows sweeter with woe.
It was only a scornful look,
And a haughty, contemptuous air;
But it maddened a soul that was seeking for help,
And hurried it onto despair. [Refrain]

3 It was only the touch of a hand,
But it helped the fallen to rise;
And the Savior smiled as its record was made
In the book that before him lies.
It was only a little thing,
To pass on the other side;
But it gave into Satan’s power, a soul,
For whom Christ, the Lord, had died. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: It was only a little word
• Author: Lilla M. Alexander
• Refrain First Line: Whatsoever ye do, oh, hear it!
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1887

Tune Information

• Name: [It was only a little word]
• Composer: J. M. Dungan
• Key: A♭ Major