Open your mouth, what did you say?

‘Twas nothing negative, I do pray

Know that power lies not in the size of a thing

But in the force with which it swings

Each man possesses a fairly small member

That is able to build dams and to fall timber

I speak of the tongue, as you might know

It plants seeds and causes them to grow

Open your mouth, what did you say?

Hope it was nothing to spoil your day

Your words are mighty and quite great

They spread love’s message or one of hate

Your words go farther than ever will your hands

They can reach many a soul in foreign lands

Your words can bring smiles to child’s face

In them children should find a trusting place

Open your mouth, what did you say?

A foundation for the future your words do lay

In the words of your tongue, you hold death and life

The words of your tongue can bring peace or strife

With the words of your tongue,

a home you can build

With the words of your tongue dreams you can kill

Open you’re your mouth, what did you say?

Please, nothing another man’s life to fray

So what will you do with this power you possess?

Oh, it is time now to put it to the test

But before the words you speak next,

Take a moment pause think and reflect

Realize that the words you say may forever live on

They may encourage a heart, halt a rumor,

Or right a wrong

Now, open your mouth and what will you say?

Hopefully, words that will show one The Way