Hurt Not by R. F. Cottrell

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 11, 1865

Hurt Not.

By R. F. Cottrell

HURT not the earth, the angel cries, But hold the winds of strife, Until the servants of our God Are sealed for endless life.

Let war and strife and tumult cease, And thus the way prepare, While earth enjoys a time of peace, The message to declare.

Arouse, ye chosen of the Lord, Your vessels now prepare, Be ready, all with one accord, The latter rain to share.

And let the warning message go, To all who will obey, Before the final, dreadful woe Of the tremendous day.

Let those who have in darkness been, Bound by the oppressor's chain, Enlightened and made free from sin, True liberty obtain.

Lord, sanctify and cleanse my heart, Accept me as thine own, And let me bear a humble part Until the work is done.

R. F. COTTRELL.