Loose Lips
Sink Ships
AND
A Raging Tongue
Will Make One Lose
On Eternity
Their Grip!
The Pointed Red Rag
That Slab Of Hot Meat
Stuck Behind Two Rows Of Pearls
Called Teeth
Is Lit On Fire From Hell
AND
Is Ever Ready To Blast
Into A Blazing Conflagration
Which No Human Hand
Can Quell
Though Cold Water On It
Is Quickly Cast!
I Heard That
A Soft Answer Turns Away Wrath!
I Heard That Tongue And Teeth
Always Have Words
And That Teeth Always Is The One
Getting The Bath!
Well ...
I Believe The Word Of God
Which Says
Be Angry
AND
Sin Not
AND
I Am Really Concerned For Those
For Whom
Self-Control
Does Not Mean A Whole Lot!
Why Would You Let
A Small Tongue
Carve For Your Feet
A Very Wide Road
When
For A Deep Breath
AND
A Silent Prayer
The Living God
Can Carry The Load?
Would You Write
AND
Issue
A $1,000,000 Check
When You Have Just 1,000 Pennies In The Bank
Just To Show
That You Are A Big Man Around Town
All The While Knowing
That Off To Bad Check Court You Will Go
For You Committed An Offense!
A Crime?!
Come On! That ... Would Be Foolish!
Well, A Loose Tongue
Acts Just Like That!
It's Not What You Say!
It Is How You Say It
AND
Thinking Before Speaking
Is Not Carrying A Back-Breaking Load!
No Man
Can The Hot Tongue Tame
So It Stands To Reason
That A Wildly Wagging Tongue
Is Something About Which
One Should Be Ashamed!
Look Before You Leap!
Think Before You Speak!
Pray Before You Flail
AND
A Sinful Tongue
Won't Land You In Sorryman's Jail!
Apostle James ...?!
Yup!
Apostle James!
Better To Practice
Self Control
AND
Temperance In
Food Thought Word
AND
Lean On The Lord
Instead Of From Life Getting
A Red Penalty Card!
Think!
Look Forward!
AND
Think Back!
AND
Don't Be An Abominable Scorner
Bent On Always Having Your Own Way!
Say Your Prayers
AND
Let God Lead The Way!
That's A Good Way To Play!
I Agree!
I'm Really Tired Of Saying "Sorry!"
For Words That I Can't Take Back!
It Is Better That They Should Be Left Unsaid
Than To Have
Self-Recrimination's
Weak
AND
Roundly Aching Head
Because You Regret
What Fool Thing You Have Said!
Beseech Almighty God For Help
AND
Then Permit God To Do His Do
AND
Take Away From You
That Wicked Tongue's
Fire-Pit Walking
Running Shoes!
Amen To That!!
PRAYER:
Father,
I Come Before You
For
I Have A Big Problem
With My Little Tongue!
It Is Always Writing Checks
And
Causing Me To Look For Money
Which Can Never Be Found!
I Beseech You, Lord
In Jesus Christ's Name
To Help Me
Oh, Help Me
My Tongue To Restrain
Even If I Have To Severely Bite It
And Then
Yell Out From The Pain!
I Give Unto You, Lord
My Will
And
My Way
And
I Lean On You
Hoping
Praying For
Jesus-Made Tongue Restraints!
Help Me, Today
To Keep My Big Mouth Shut
For
I Desire To Live In Heavenly Mansions
And
Not In A Damnation's Burning Hut!
I Love You, Lord!
Please Grant Unto Me
The Victory
For
In Jesus Christ's Name
I Utter This Prayer And Plea!
AMEN.
