Hymns, Selected and Original ‎#9

9. How shall the young secure their hearts

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 to 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.
• Publication Date: 1828
• Topic: Instruction from Scripture; The Means of Grace: The Word of God; The Scriptures
• Notes: Public Domain.

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