Hymnal: Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America #71 (1791) First Line: Come, children, learn to fear the Lord Lyrics: 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 though 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. Scripture: Psalm 34:11-12 Languages: English
Exhortation to peace and holiness