All That Matters

words by George W Dench
tune: Homefield, by his nephew Philip S Goacher

All that really matters is the way in which we live;
The way we face our troubles and the happiness we give;
The way we deal with others whom we contact on life's way;
The way we work, the things we think, the sort of prayers we pray.

All that really matters is our attitude of mind;
The way we meet life's rough and smooth; the setbacks that we find;
The way we try to right the wrong; the way we check despair;
The way we use our talents and the things for which we care.

All that really matters is the character we build;
The way we shape its glory by the missions we've fulfilled;
The rays we cast through goodness across the ways we've trod;
These are the things that matter to ourselves, as well as God.

Thanks to James Haslam, former Leatherhead Chorister, for the mp3 music file for this page. The tune is brisk. To play click > below