A Merry Heart - January 20, 1956

A merry heart is worth its weight ,

In silver and in gold;

In rubies and diamonds, dear,

Its wealth can not be told.

I know the Lord would have us all,

To overflow with joy;

For thereby we become a strength,

To bless in His employ.

A merry heart like medicine,

Has healing in its touch;

And like the sun it gives its warmth,

We need so very much.

Laugh and the world, so we are told,

Will laugh with you my dear;

But weep and you may weep alone,

No one to share your tear.

A merry heart is worth its weight,

In silver and in gold;

It blesseth both, body and mind,

It blesseth, too, the soul.

Come, let us strive artists to be,

In spreading cheerfulness;

Great is the need in all the world,

And, O, how it will bless.
~ J. J. Davis ~