Feel your words first inwardly Trying them on for size yourself Before you carelessly open your mouth To recklessly utter, release, and speak Pray the Lord to help your soul keep Itself in tact, composed, and congruent Before you belligerently break down Speak in arrogance and be defiant Because words can bruise and hurt Scar, maim, and irreparably injure God's Word however is the best cure By which a man or woman can be pure Guided to fitly form and frame speech To speak nobly and spiritually reach Higher unto the heights of heaven Be liberated from anger's leaven Loaded with bitterness and poison To derail a relationship in a moment Hold your tongue lest you not relent Otherwise by hell you shall be bent Persuaded and overcome with rage Hearken now I say to a wise old sage Guard your heart and hold your peace Pray for the Spirit of God to give release From this prison of boiling venom within Rise above your emotions and this sin Neither excuse yourself with clever spin Strife is not worthy of any justification Because it always leads to alienation Division, demonization, and separation Of precious people made in God's image Thus let us reconcile and drop the visage Because self-righteousness is a mirage Far better is it to live together peaceably To consider others before we speak foolishly Feel your own words, trying them on for size Before you open your trap to readily despise Consider the weight of your chosen words By which you rail and heavily burden men Learn to feel for others and make a friend.