Give a gift of song,

Give a gift of sympathy

To last a whole life long.

Give a cheerful message,

Give a helping hand,

Tell your weary neighbor

That you understand!

Give a newsy letter

To a far-off friend;

Give a garden flower

With the book you lend.

Wash the supper dishes,

Help to dust the room;

Give a smile to leaven

Someone’s hour of gloom!

Give a gift of sharing,

Give a gift of hope;

Light faith’s gleaming candle

For the ones who grope

Slowly through the shadow.

Sweeten dreary days

For the lost and lonely.

Give yourself, ALWAYS.

—Margaret E. Sangster