The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7771

7771. Ye Sons of Adam, Vain and Young

1. Ye sons of Adam, vain and young,
Indulge your eyes, indulge your tongue,
Taste the delights your souls desire,
And give a loose to all your fire;

2. Pursue the pleasures you design,
And cheer your hearts with songs and wine;
Enjoy the day of mirth, but know
There is a day of judgment, too.

3. God from on high records your thoughts,
His book records your secret faults;
The works of darkness you have done
Must all appear before the sun.

4. The vengeance to your follies due
Should strike your hearts with terror through:
How will you stand before His face,
Or answer for His injured grace?

5. Almighty God! turn off their eyes
From these alluring vanities;
And let the thunder of Thy Word
Awake their souls to fear the Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: Ye sons of Adam, vain and young
• Title: Ye Sons of Adam, Vain and Young
• Author: Isaac Watts (1707)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1707, Book I, number 89
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ABBOTSFORD
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 13134 54337 75754
• Key: d minor
• Source: Ca­thol­ische Geist­liche Ge­sänge (An­der­nach, Ger­ma­ny: 1608)
• Copyright: Public Domain