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1 How shall the young secure their hearts,
And guard their lives from sin?
Thy word the choicest rules imparts
To keep the conscience clean.
2 When once it enters in the mind,
It spreads such light abroad,
The meanest souls instruction find,
And raise their thoughts to God.
3 'Tis, like the sun, a heavenly light,
That guides us all the day;
And through the dangers of the night
A lamp to lead our way.
4 The men that keep Thy law with care
and meditate thy word,
Grow wiser than their teachers are,
And better know the Lord.
5 Thy precepts make me truly wise
I hate the sinner's road;
I hate my own vain thoughts that rise,
But love Thy law, my God.
6 Thy word is everlasting truth;
How pure is every page!
That holy book shall guide our youth,
And well support our age.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | How shall the young secure their hearts |
| Meter: | C. M. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1867 |
| Scripture: | |
| Topic: | The Scriptures |
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