The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4408

4408. My God, Accept My Early Vows

1. My God, accept my early vows,
Like morning incense in Thine house;
And let my nightly worship rise
Sweet as the evening sacrifice.

2. Watch o’er my lips, and guard them, Lord,
From every rash and heedless word;
Nor let my feet incline to tread
The guilty path where sinners lead.

3. O may the righteous, when I stray,
Smite, and reprove my wandering way!
Their gentle words, like ointment shed,
Shall never bruise, but cheer my head.

4. When I behold them pressed with grief,
I’ll cry to Heav’n for their relief;
And by my warm petitions prove
How much I prize their faithful love.

Text Information

• First Line: My God, accept my early vows
• Title: My God, Accept My Early Vows
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: 88.888
• Language: English
• Source: The Psalms of David, 1719
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: GROSTETTE, Henry W. Greatorex, 1851

Tune Information

• Name: DARLEY
• Composer: Anonymous (before 1875)
• Meter: 88.888
• Incipit: 15321 71176 25176
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: The Presbyterian Hymnal (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1874), page 16 (repeats last line of each verse)
• Copyright: Public Domain