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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Aug 13, 1885

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 11, No. 31.

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BLEST.

BLEST be the tongue that speaks no ill, Whose words are always true, That keeps the law of kindness still, Whatever others do.
Blest be the ears that will not hear Detraction's envious tale; 'Tis only through the list'ning ear That falsehood can prevail.
Blest be the heart that knows no guile, That feels no wish unkind, Forgetting provocation, while Good deeds are kept in mind.
Blest be the hands that toil to aid The great world's ceaseless need— The hands that never are afraid To do a kindly deed. —Sel.