This song was written after I saw a billboard with the following quote while on the bus to work yeaterday.
“How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it!” ~George Elliston
Here is what Wikipedia says of Elliston, a woman, by the way.
George Elliston (1883-1946) was an American journalist born in Kentucky.
Elliston was raised in Mt. Sterling, Ky., and graduated from Covington
High School. She worked as a reporter for the Cincinnati Times-Star and
later as the Society Editor for that newspaper.
She married Augustus Coleman in 1907 and lived briefly with him in St.
Louis. She and Coleman separated, and Elliston lived simply and alone in
Cincinnati for the remainder of her life.
Upon her death in Madisonville, Ohio, in 1946, Elliston bequeathed
$250,000 to the University of Cincinnati to establish a chair “to promote
the cause of poetry.” The University of Cincinnati inaugurated the
Elliston Poet-in-Residence Program in 1951.
Helping Hands
Make each day a little brighter,
For someone that you meet
Show a little kindness, lend a helping hand, as you pass by
It might be a stranger,
There could be a friend
Who needs a little help, A little something extra you’d provide
Helping hands, support each other
Helping hands, stretched out in love
Helping hands, God gave them to you
Show this world what Jesus does
When God comes into your life, you’ll change in ways, you can’t imagine now
Use your helping hands to change this world, someway, somehow
There are hungry people waiting
For food they can’t afford
A man who needs a coat, a woman with a child, and no place to live
Are you gonna walk by,
Look the other way
Or are you gonna help, can you find a way to start to give?
Helping hands, support each other
Helping hands, stretched out in love
Helping hands, God gave them to you
Show this world what Jesus does
When God comes into your life, you’ll change in ways, you can’t imagine now
Use your helping hands to change this world, someway, somehow
Where can peace be found in our world,
Yes, it must start with us
Spread a bit of God’s love, be the face of Jesus, once today
You can make a difference,
You can really help
When you become Jesus, for someone who’s hurting, stop and pray
Helping hands, support each other
Helping hands, stretched out in love
Helping hands, God gave them to you
Show this world what Jesus does
When God comes into your life, you’ll change in ways, you can’t imagine now
Use your helping hands to change this world, someway, somehow
Helping hands, God gave them to you, use them now
Helping hands, God gave them to you, use them now
Copyright November 8,2011 John Lage, Jr. All rights reserved.
