A SWEET DISPOSITION.
Brave deeds have been done and glory oft won,
By the heroic and strong;
Their lives they have braved and thousands have saved,
And well they are praised in song.
The soldiers who fight for country and right,
And often suffer great pain,
Deserve the applause of friends of the cause,
That they ventured their lives to gain.
The active and brave, on land and on wave,
We praise for every good deed;
The skill they’ve acquired, is warmly admired,
And people bid them God speed.
But there’s a small class, that none can surpass,
In whatever condition,
’Tis those who are blest, with love in the breast,
And a sweet disposition.
For such is reserved and richly deserved,
The best love our hearts can give;
For we feel quite sure, the sweetest are pure,
And the best people that live.
’Tis the warmest love that comes from above,
That fits for its high mission,
The heavenly face abounding in grace,
And a sweet disposition.
Happy is the mind to virtue inclined,
That can one’s temper control,
And never show wrath, no matter who hath
Grave insults offered its soul.
’Tis sound common sense and brings recompense,
To be patient and be good;
His mind must be strong, that never goes wrong,
And always does as he should.
Great is the delight in knowing one’s right,
In every position,
And happy and rife, is the journey thru life,
With a sweet disposition.