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Hymnal: The Book of Worship #251 (1867) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Scripture: Psalm 119 Lyrics: 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. Topics: The Scriptures Languages: English
How shall the young secure their hearts