I Am Only One

You have heard it said*:

I am only one,
But still I am one.
I cannot do everything,
But still I can do something;
And because I cannot do everything,
I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.


But I say unto you:

I am only one
But I am one
I cannot do everything
But I can do something
What I can do
I ought to do
And by the Grace of God
I shall do



*Edward Everett Hale