


Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 26 hymnals Topics: Year A, Ordinary Time after Epiphany, 6th Sunday; Year A, Ordinary Time after Epiphany, 7th Sudnay; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, July 10-16; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, July 24-30; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, September 4-10; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, October 30-November 5; Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, October 16-22; Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, October 30-November 5 Lyrics: 1 How shall the young direct their way?
What light shall be their perfect guide?
Your Word, O Lord, will safely lead
if in its wisdom they confide.
2 Sincerely I have sought you, Lord,
O let me not from you depart;
to know your will and keep from sin,
your Word I cherish in my heart.
3 O blessed Lord, teach me your law,
your righteous judgments I declare;
your testimonies make me glad,
for they are wealth beyond compare.
4 Upon your precepts and your ways
my heart will meditate with awe;
your Word shall be my chief delight,
and I will not forget your law. Scripture: Psalm 119:9-16 Used With Tune: ST. CRISPIN Text Sources: Psalter, 1912
How Shall the Young Direct Their Way?