The Tongue


The Bible says if we let Him
God will keep the door of our lips
He'll set a watch upon our mouth
So there won't be so many slips
It talks much about the tongue
And ways in which it is used
It sometimes doesn't speak good things
But things that hurt and abuse

The Bible also refers to the tongue
As being set on fire by hell
To know what someone is really like
By the way they speak you can tell
We should never speak too quick
And we should never say
Anything to hurt someone else
To make them stumble along the way

We are to be the Master's tongue
In this world of so much sin
But when we say hurtful things
We're not representing Him
For when He walked upon the earth
He was kind to everyone
We should try to live like Him
Like Jesus Christ, God's son

The Bible says that blessing
And cursing should never come
Out of the same mouth
It never should be done
We must think before we speak
Be careful what we say
For people they are listening
To what we say today

We cannot be both ways
We can't be bad and good
We have to make a choice
And live the way we should
If they don't see any good
In what we do or say
They won't want what we have
Why would they anyway.


© 1996, Rebecca Guy


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