Guard Your Tongue 3
Lyrics
(Thoughtful Country/Folk • 4 minutes)
Intro
Before a hammer builds a house...
Before a match can start a flame...
Every story starts with words...
And every life is changed the same.
Verse 1
Out of all creation,
We've been given something rare.
The gift to paint our deepest thoughts,
To speak what's hidden there.
A whisper can bring comfort,
A sentence can restore.
Or leave a heart in pieces
That may never heal once more.
Pre-Chorus
Before the words leave your lips,
Before they're carried on the wind...
Remember every echo
Has a place where it begins.
Chorus
Guard your tongue,
Choose your words with care.
Life and death are hiding
In the things we choose to share.
You can build a bridge,
Or burn it to the ground.
Every heart remembers
The words that lingered around.
Guard your tongue...
It tells the world
What's living in your heart.
Verse 2
The mouth reveals the treasure
That the heart has stored away.
Kindness has a language,
So does bitterness and blame.
A gentle word brings healing,
Like rain upon dry ground.
But angry words keep spreading
Long after they've been found.
Pre-Chorus
The loudest voice ain't always right.
The strongest soul ain't loud.
Sometimes heaven whispers...
Above the noisy crowd.
Chorus
Guard your tongue,
Choose your words with care.
Life and death are hiding
In the things we choose to share.
Every careless sentence
Leaves a footprint in the sand.
Love can change a lifetime
With the touch of one kind hand.
Guard your tongue...
It tells the world
What's living in your heart.
Bridge
No one has completely mastered
This little fire inside.
We've all spoken words we'd gladly
Call back if we could try.
So let mercy shape the language,
Let grace become the guide.
A soft answer calms the storm
Where harsh words only divide.
Final Chorus
Guard your tongue,
Plant seeds that give life.
Hope grows stronger
Where love survives.
Lift the broken,
Speak what's true.
Leave every soul
A little stronger because of you.
For every word is planting
Tomorrow's harvest now.
May your lips speak blessing
Every chance they're allowed.
Guard your tongue...
It's one of Heaven's greatest gifts.
Use it...
To give life.
Outro
Long after we are gone,
Our words will still remain...
May they sound like grace...
Calling someone's name.