You don't have to tell how you live each day.
You don't have to tell if you work or play.
A tried, true barometer will serve the place.
However you live, it will show on your face.
The faults, the deceits that you wear in your heart
Will not stay inside where it first got it's start.
For sinew and blood is a thin veil of lace;
What you wear in your heart, it will show in your face.
If you've battled and won in the great game of life,
If you feel that conquered the sorrows and strife,
If you've played the game fair and you stand on first base,
You don't have to tell it; it will show on your face.
If your life's been unselfish, if for others you live,
Not for what you can get, but for what you can give;
If you've lived close to God in his infinite grace,
You won't have to tell it, it will show on your face.
Another interesting take on this theme can be seen at The Creative Exiles.
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