At Day's End
Is anybody happier because you passed his way ?
Does anyone remember that you spoke to him today ?
The day is almost over, and its toiling time is through;
Is there anyone to utter now a kindly word of you ?
Can you say tonight, in parting with the day that's slipping
fast,
That you helped a single brother of the many that you passed ?
Is a single heart rejoicing over what you did or said;
Does the man whose hopes were fading, now with courage look ahead
?
Did you waste the day, or lose it ? Was it well or sorely spent ?
Did you leave a trail of kindness, or a scar of discontent ?
As you close your eyes in slumber, do you think that God will
say,
"You have earned one more tomorrow by the work you did
today" ?
~ John Hall