Tune: St Leonards
(\'May the mind of Christ my Saviour\')
James 3 v.1-12 part
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The tongue we cannot it contain
Full mastery shall not gain
A small spark it then produces
Forest fire no less
It be an unruly evil
With it we do doubly tell
Of God\'s praises, yet too curses
Of men, we not bless
From same mouth comes blessing, cursing
Both the sweet and bitter thing
Mouths, tongues they do speak what the heart
Has, its inward part
Needing the help of the Spirit
That our tongues with His fire lit
Speak and share of every good thing
God does to us bring