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The Voice in Speech and Song
From the Treasure of Our Heart—If we enjoy the love of God
in our hearts, we will have something to say. From the treasure of our
heart we will bring forth good things. We will render to God the fruit
of our lips. Our words will be words of praise and thanksgiving.—
Manuscript 74, 1897
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God’s Mercy and Truth—I saw that God has been merciful in
giving us the power of speech. He has given us a tongue, and we
are accountable to Him for its use. We should glorify God with our
mouth, speaking in honor of the truth and of His unbounded mercy,
and overcome by the word of our testimony through the blood of the
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Lamb.—
Early Writings, 114
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Praise Better Than Complaint—It is better to praise the Lord
than to complain. Let not our tongues utter words of which we shall be
ashamed when Christ shall come in His glory with all the holy angels
with Him. We must be clean in lips and in heart; we must be sanctified
and refined, even as Christ was.—
Manuscript 95, 1909
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