The Psalms of David ‎#P34d

P34d. Come, Children, learn to fear the Lord

1 Come, Children, learn to fear the Lord
And that your Days be long,
Let not a false or spiteful Word
Be found upon your Tongue.

2 Depart from Mischief, practise Love,
Pursue the Works of Peace;
So shall the Lord your Ways approve,
And set your Souls at Ease.

3 His Eyes awake to guard the Just,
His Ears attend their Cry;
When broken Spirits dwell in Dust,
The GOD of Grace is nigh.

4 What tho' the Sorrows here they taste
Are sharp and tedious too,
The Lord who saves them all at last,
Is their Supporter now.

5 Evil shall smite the Wicked dead;
But GOD secures his own,
Prevents the Mischief when they slide,
Or heals the broken Bone.

6 When Desolation, like a Flood,
O'er the proud Sinner rolls,
Saints find a Refuge in their God,
For he redeem'd their Souls.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, Children, learn to fear the Lord
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1766
• Scripture:
  Psalm 34:11-22
• Topic: Afflicted: removed by Prayer; Care of God over his Saints; Children: instructed; Deliverance: by prayer; Deliverance: from deep distress; Exhortaions to Peace and Holiness; Fears: and doubts suppressed; Instruction: in piety; Peace: and holiness encouraged; Praise: for eminent Deliverance; Prayer: and praise for deliverance; Prayer: heard; Religious Education; Sin of Tongue; Tongue governed

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