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DO NOTHING RASHLY

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Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Jun 5, 1879

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 5, No. 22.

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DO NOTHING RASHLY.

O think not rashly—lest you act Unwisely or unkind, For, 'tis in thought—what'er we do The hidden spring we find; Would we that the stream be clear And all its waters sweet? Then free from all that is impure, The fountain we must keep.
O speak not rashly—none may know The power a word may have, In guiding some great destiny— Some soul, to lose or save! 'Tis but a trifle—just a word— Yet it may wonders do, In lifting some vain heart with pride, Or crushing one that's low
O judge not rashly—lest ye wrong Some trusting, guileless one— Who tells not of the griefs that throng Within—to thee, unknown. And though we fathom deep the mind And actions weigh with care— Yet, judge not harshly—it may be That love lies hidden there.
—Sel.