Submitted Music (1980–Present), Jan 2015
School Thy Feelings

1. School thy feelings, O my brother; Train thy warm, impulsive soul. Do not its emotions smother, But let wisdom’s voice control. School thy feelings; there is power in the cool, collected mind. Passion shatters reason’s tower, Makes the clearest vision blind.

2. School thy feelings; condemnation Never pass on friend or foe, Though the tide of accusation Like a flood of truth may flow. Hear defense before deciding, And a ray of light may gleam, Showing thee what filth is hiding Underneath the shallow stream.

3. Rest thyself on this assurance: Time’s a friend to innocence, And the patient, calm endurance Wins respect and aids defense. Noblest minds have finest feelings; Quiv’ring strings a breath can move; And the gospel’s sweet revealings Tune them with the key of love.

4. Hearts so sensitively molded Strongly fortified should be Trained to firmness and enfolded In a calm tranquility. Wound not willfully another; Conquer haste with reason’s might; School thy feelings, sister, brother; Train them in the path of right. School thy feelings. School thy feelings. Train them in the path of right.