The still small voice that speaks with­in
I hear it when, at play,
I speak the loud and ang­ry word
That drives my friend away.

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The voice with­in, the voice with­in,
Oh may I have a care;
It speaks to warn from ev­ery sin,
And God has placed it there.

If false­hood whis­pers to my heart
To tell a cow­ard lie,
To hide some care­less thing I’ve done,
I heard the sad voice sigh.

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If self­ish­ness would bid me keep
What I should glad­ly share,
I hear again the in­ner voice,
And then with shame for­bear.

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I thank Thee, Fa­ther, for this friend,
Whom I would al­ways heed;
O may I hear its slight­est tone
In ev­ery time of need.

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