LEND A HAND.
LIFE is made of ups and downs
Lend a hand;
Life is made of thorns and crowns;
If you would the latter wear,
Lift some crushed heart from despair-
Lend a hand.
Crowns are not alone of gold!
Lend a hand;
Diamonds are bought and sold;
But the crowns that good men own,
Come from noble deeds alone
Lend a hand.
Many crowns that many wear
Lend a hand;
Never in the sunlight glare;
Diamonds never in them shine,
Yet they hold a light divine
Lend a hand.
Hold a light that ne'er shall fade-
Lend a hand;
Beauty, art hath never made;
For these crowns that good men wear,
Everlasting are, as rare
Lend a hand.
Would you own so bright a crown?
Lend a hand;
When you see a brother down,
Lead him from the deep, dark night,
Place him in the morning light
Lend a hand.
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