Difference between revisions of "Nay, Speak No Ill"
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=Sheet Music= | =Sheet Music= | ||
| + | ==Using the tune '[[Kindly Word]]' as seen in [[Relief Society Song Book, 1919|<i>Relief Society Song Book</i>, 1919]], no. 75== | ||
| + | *[[media:075_Nay, Speak No Ill.pdf|PDF]] | ||
| + | *[[media:075_Nay, Speak No Ill.mid|MIDI]] | ||
| + | *[[media:075_Nay, Speak No Ill.ly|LilyPond]] | ||
| + | *Copyright: [[public domain]] | ||
| + | *Source: [[Relief Society Song Book, 1919|<i>Relief Society Song Book</i>, 1919]], no. 75 | ||
| + | *Contributor: [[User:Veramet|Veramet]] 01:13, 5 October 2010 (MDT) | ||
==External Sheet Music Links== | ==External Sheet Music Links== | ||
*[http://www.lds.org/churchmusic/detailmusicPlayer/index.html?searchlanguage=1&searchcollection=1&searchseqstart=233&searchsubseqstart=%20&searchseqend=233&searchsubseqend=ZZZ Flash printable/playable/transposable sheet music from lds.org/churchmusic] | *[http://www.lds.org/churchmusic/detailmusicPlayer/index.html?searchlanguage=1&searchcollection=1&searchseqstart=233&searchsubseqstart=%20&searchseqend=233&searchsubseqend=ZZZ Flash printable/playable/transposable sheet music from lds.org/churchmusic] | ||
=Tunes= | =Tunes= | ||
| − | *[[Kindly Word]], by | + | *[[Kindly Word]], by [[Unknown Composer]], ca. 1891<ref>Deseret Sunday School Song Book, 1894 (probably the 1891 edition, too), p. 66</ref> |
| + | **Copyright: [[public domain]] | ||
=Lyrics= | =Lyrics= | ||
| − | *Poet: | + | *Poet: [[Charles Swain]]<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=-Vk-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA92#v=onepage&q&f=false Poems of Charles Swain, 1857, p. 92]</ref> (1801–1874), ca. 1845<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=UcdLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA829&dq=%22nay+speak+no+ill%22&hl=en&ei=DsGqTKuHE5L2swOIyqW8Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFIQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22nay%20speak%20no%20ill%22&f=false <i>The Literary gazette and journal of the belles lettres, arts, sciences, &c</i>, 1845, p. 829–830]</ref> |
| + | *Copyright: [[public domain]] | ||
==External Lyrics== | ==External Lyrics== | ||
*[http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Curriculum/music.htm/hymns.htm/special%20topics.htm/233%20nay%20speak%20no%20ill.htm#JD_Hymns.233 Lyrics from LDS.org] (same as from [[the 1985 LDS hymnal]]) | *[http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Curriculum/music.htm/hymns.htm/special%20topics.htm/233%20nay%20speak%20no%20ill.htm#JD_Hymns.233 Lyrics from LDS.org] (same as from [[the 1985 LDS hymnal]]) | ||
| + | ==Lyrics from [[Relief Society Song Book, 1919|<i>Relief Society Song Book</i>, 1919]], no. 75== | ||
| + | <pre>1. Nay, speak no ill, a kindly word | ||
| + | Can never leave a sting behind; | ||
| + | And oh, to breathe each tale we’ve heard, | ||
| + | Is far beneath a noble mind. | ||
| + | Full oft a better seed is sown | ||
| + | By choosing thus the kinder plan, | ||
| + | For, if but little good is known, | ||
| + | Still let us speak the best we can. | ||
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| + | 2. Give me the heart that fain would hide— | ||
| + | Would fain another’s faults efface: | ||
| + | How can it please the human pride | ||
| + | To prove humanity but base? | ||
| + | No, let us reach a higher mood— | ||
| + | A nobler estimate of man, | ||
| + | Be earnest in the search for good, | ||
| + | And speak of all the best we can. | ||
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| + | 3. Then speak no ill, but lenient be | ||
| + | To other’s failings as your own; | ||
| + | If you’re the first a fault to see, | ||
| + | Be not the first to make it known. | ||
| + | For life is but a passing day, | ||
| + | No lip may tell how brief its span; | ||
| + | Then, O the little time we stay, | ||
| + | Let’s speak of all the best we can.</pre> | ||
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| + | =References= | ||
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[[category:Hymns]] | [[category:Hymns]] | ||
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[[category:Gossip]] | [[category:Gossip]] | ||
[[category:Kindness]] | [[category:Kindness]] | ||
| + | [[category:James 4:11]] | ||
| + | [[category:Ephesians 4:29-32]] | ||
Revision as of 00:13, 5 October 2010
Original title: 'Speak No Ill'
Contents
Sheet Music
Using the tune 'Kindly Word' as seen in Relief Society Song Book, 1919, no. 75
- MIDI
- LilyPond
- Copyright: public domain
- Source: Relief Society Song Book, 1919, no. 75
- Contributor: Veramet 01:13, 5 October 2010 (MDT)
External Sheet Music Links
Tunes
- Kindly Word, by Unknown Composer, ca. 1891[1]
- Copyright: public domain
Lyrics
- Poet: Charles Swain[2] (1801–1874), ca. 1845[3]
- Copyright: public domain
External Lyrics
- Lyrics from LDS.org (same as from the 1985 LDS hymnal)
Lyrics from Relief Society Song Book, 1919, no. 75
1. Nay, speak no ill, a kindly word Can never leave a sting behind; And oh, to breathe each tale we’ve heard, Is far beneath a noble mind. Full oft a better seed is sown By choosing thus the kinder plan, For, if but little good is known, Still let us speak the best we can. 2. Give me the heart that fain would hide— Would fain another’s faults efface: How can it please the human pride To prove humanity but base? No, let us reach a higher mood— A nobler estimate of man, Be earnest in the search for good, And speak of all the best we can. 3. Then speak no ill, but lenient be To other’s failings as your own; If you’re the first a fault to see, Be not the first to make it known. For life is but a passing day, No lip may tell how brief its span; Then, O the little time we stay, Let’s speak of all the best we can.
References
- ↑ Deseret Sunday School Song Book, 1894 (probably the 1891 edition, too), p. 66
- ↑ Poems of Charles Swain, 1857, p. 92
- ↑ The Literary gazette and journal of the belles lettres, arts, sciences, &c, 1845, p. 829–830
