Art going to do a kindly deed?
‘ Tis never too soon to begin;
Make haste, make haste, for the moments speed,
The world, my dear one, has pressing need
Of your tender thought and kindly deed.
‘ Tis never too soon to begin.
But if the deed be a selfish one,
‘ Tis ever too soon to begin;
If some heart will be sorer when all is done,
Put it off! put it off from sun to sun,
Remembering always, my own dear one,
‘ Tis ever too soon to begin.