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The World's Greatest Need
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Charles Austin Miles


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A little more kindness and a little less greed;
A little more giving and a little less need;
A little more smile and a little less frown;
A little less kicking a man when he's down;
A little more 'we' and a little less 'I';
A little more laughs and a little less cry;
A little more flowers on the pathway of life;
And fewer on graves at the end of the strife.


This poem is in the public domain.


Charles Austin Miles (1868 – 1946) was an American lyricist and poet, best known for his hymn, "In the Garden." Born in New Jersey, Charles was initially a pharmacist, but switched careers and worked as an editor and manager at Hall-Mack Publishing for nearly 40 years. He wrote more than 400 hymns in the course of his lifetime.

 


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Tom Sharpe:
Yes, indeed.
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