Quick to hear what's good and true Quick to hear the best about you Quick to listen, slow to speak Slow to say a word unkind Slow to say what's on my mind (Quick and slow) Quick to listen, slow to speak The tongue is slight like the spark of an ember Set the world on fire And even though it's just a small member It can take us all higher A word can tear the people apart Or heal a broken heart Repeat Chorus A tongue that's full of the deadly poison It brings the sting of death A tongue that's full of the sweet Holy Spirit Is a life-giving breath A word can curse and defile and can injure, or A word can praise the Lord Repeat Chorus Don't want to fall for the wordly deception And lose my goal Don't want to practice a worthless religion And lose my soul Don't want to promise what I can't deliver And I don't want to be cold Repeat Chorus (Quick to listen, slow) Quick to listen, slow (Quick to listen, slow to speak) Quick to listen, slow to speak
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