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O the Good We All May Do
Author: W. C. Hafley Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: O the little deed of kindness Refrain First Line: Going by, going by
O the Good We All May Do
[O the little deed of kindness]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Winston Cornelius Hafley Tune Sources: The Revival No. 4 (Atlanta, Georgia: Charlie D. Tillman, circa 1903), number 25 Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 32117 66534 51212 Used With Text: O the Good We All May Do
[O the little deed of kindness]
O the Good We All May Do
Author: Winston C. Hafley Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #5374 First Line: O the little deed of kindness Refrain First Line: Going by, going by Lyrics: 1. O the little deed of kindness,
Like the little grains of sand,
May restrain life’s many troubles
As these ’gainst the ocean stand.
Refrain
Going by, going by,
Going by, going by,
Precious souls will rise to bless us,
While the days are going by.
2. See the tears along the wayside,
See the sorrow, sore distress;
Many, many hearts are breaking,
Help to give the weary rest. [Refrain]
3. We can cheer the weak, the fainting,
If but words we have to give;
We can tell them of a Savior,
How He died that they might live! [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [O the little deed of kindness]
O the Good We All May Do
O the Good We All May Do
Author: W. C. H. Hymnal: The Revival No. 4 #25 (1903) First Line: O the little deed of kindness Refrain First Line: Going by, going by Languages: English Tune Title: [O the little deed of kindness]
O the Good We All May Do
W. C. Hafley
1839 - 1904 Author of "O the Good We All May Do" W. C. Hafley, author, composer and teacher; born in McMinn County, Tenn., Sept. 28th, 1839; educated in the common schools of his native county, but being a great lover of books, earnestly sought to improve himself by the reading of books, spending his evenings studying "Kirkam's Grammar" and the Bible, while listening to his father playing "Arkansaw Traveler," "Fisher's Hornpipe," etc., on a well-worn violin; served in the Confederate Army, but so well had he spent his time with his books in his tent that on his return he was called to take charge of a school, which profession he followed for fifteen years, and in 1883 was elected superintendent of schools in his native county; attended a session of the S.N.M.I., held at Dalton, Ga., the year after the principal of the school located there; has contributed to many song books, and is one of the associate authors of "Hymns of Glory" and "Gospel Melodies;" his "Sketches by the Wayside," a prose and poetical work, is very popular; resides in Atlanta, Ga.
He married Elizabeth Frances Blevins in 1868 in McMinn County, Tennessee; died May 4, 1904, in Atlanta, Georgia and is buried at the Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.
The Best Gospel Songs and Their Composers, by A. J. Showalter, 1904; and funeral notice from The Atlanta Constitution, May 10, 1904, p. 12
W. C. Hafley
