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Chide Mildly the Erring

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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 16, 1864

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 24, No. 12.

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Chide Mildly the Erring.

CHIDE mildly the erring— Kind language endears, Grief follows the sinful— Add not to their tears ; Avoid with reproaches Fresh pain to bestow ; The heart that is stricken Needs never a blow.
Chide mildly the erring ; Jeer not at their fall ; If strength were but human, How weak were we all ! What marvel that footsteps Should wander astray, When tempests so shadow Life's wearisome way.
Chide mildly the erring ; Entreat them with care ; Their natures are mortal— They need not despair ; We all have some frailty, We all are unwise, And the grace, which redeems us Must shine from the skies.