The little house is not too smallTo shelter friends who come to call.Though low the roof and small its spaceIt holds the Lord’s abounding grace,And every simple room may beEndowed with happy memory.The little house,...

Somebody said it couldn’t be done.But he with a chuckle replied,That maybe it couldn’t, but he would be oneWho wouldn’t say so ’till he’d tried.So he buckled right in with a trace of a grinOn...

At ChristmasA man is at his finest towards the finish of the year;He is almost what he should be when the Christmas season’s here;Then he’s thinking more of others than he’s thought the months before,And...

He was just a small church parson when thewar broke out, and heLooked and dressed and acted like all parsonsthat we see.He wore the cleric’s broadcloth and he hookedhis vest behind.But he had a man’s...

Results and RosesThe man who wants a garden fair,or small or very big,With flowers growing here and there,Must bend his back and dig.The things are mighty few on earthThat wishes can attain.Whate’er we want of...

I have to live with myself and so, I want to be fit for myself to know.

I’ll make you fitter to talk with men,I’ll touch with silver the lines you pen,I’ll lead you nearer the truth you seek,I’ll strengthen you when your faith grows weak -This place on your shelf is...

And yet the cares are many and the hours of toil are few;There is not time enough on earth for all I’d like to do;But, having lived and having toiled, I’d like the world to...

This I would like to be- braver and bolder, Just a bit wiser because I am older, Just a bit kinder to those I may meet, Just a bit manlier taking defeat; This for the...