"Never Mind" (1893)
Words by Rev. Henry Burton, M. A.
Music by Thomas Martin Towne, 1835-1912

Chicago: Solomon W. Straub and Company
[Source: page 169 from
"Bright Light."
A Collection of
New and Selected Songs
for
Sunday School and Young People's Meetings.
by
S[olomon]. W. Straub,
Author of "Christian Love Songs," "Beautiful Songs,"
"Living Fountain," "Morning Light," and Twenty
Other Popular Singing Books.]

1. Did you hear the angry word?
Never, never mind;
Let it be as never heard;
Never, never mind.
’Twill but rankle in the breast,
’Twill but break thy spirit’s rest,
Cast it from thee, that is best,
Never, never mind.

2. Have you plann’d and toil’d in vain?
Never, never mind;
Loss sometimes is hightest gain,
Never, never mind.
Honor is not bought and sold,
Character is more than gold,
These are yours, a wealth untold,
Never, never mind.

3. Does the east wind rudly blow?
Never, never mind;
Does the north wind bring the snow?
Never, never mind.
’Twould be south or ’twould be west,
If thy Father tho’t it best,
Face it like the vane, and rest,
Never, never mind.

4. Is the future all unknown?
Never, never mind;
Thou wilt never be alone,
Never, never mind.
Turn above thy weeping eyes,
Heav’n is watching thro’ the skies,
Trust the love that never dies,
Never, never mind.