We may light­en toil and care,
Or a hea­vy bur­den share,
With a word, a kind­ly deed or sun­ny smile;
We may gir­dle day and night
With a ha­lo of de­light,
If we keep our hearts sing­ing all the while.

Refrain

Keep your heart sing­ing all the while,
Make the world bright­er with a smile,
Keep the song ring­ing!
Lonely hours we may be­guile,
If we keep our hearts sing­ing all the while.

If God’s love is in our soul,
And we yield to His con­trol,
Sweetest mu­sic will the lone­ly hours be­guile;
We may drive the clouds away,
Cheer and bless the dark­est day,
If we keep our hearts sing­ing all the while.

Refrain

How a word of love will cheer,
Kindle hope, and ban­ish fear,
Soothe a pain, or take away the sting of guile;
Oh, how much we all may do,
In the world we tra­vel thro’,
If we keep our hearts sing­ing all the while.

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