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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Third-day, October 1, 1867.

FromReview and Herald, Vol. XXX, No. 16

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GUARD WELL THY LIPS.

By M. J. COTTRILL

GUARD well thy lips: that careless word May cut a wound too deep To e’er be healed by act of thine, Or word which thou canst speak.
Thou dost not know the trials which May burden that poor heart; A smile may beam upon the eye Where struggle tears to start.
Guard well thy lips, for what may seem To thee a trifling thing, May cause another’s heart to writhe As with a venomed sting.
Guard well thy lips, for word of thine May cause some lonely one To seek for love in dangerous paths, To stray from friends and home.
Guard well thy lips, lest e’en thy tone May make some listener feel That you care not for wish of his, And turn his heart to steel.
Guard well thy lips, for on some heart Thy words are surely traced In characters which thou wilt find Not easily erased.
M. J. COTTRILL.