1 Frail youth are on a slippery path,
Beset with mighty foes;
Surrounded with disease and death,
Unnumbered sins and woes.
2 Their passions war against the soul,
And lead their feet astray;
Submitting to the world’s control,
They shun the narrow way.
3 To vanities of time and sense,
Their youthful hearts are prone;
How difficult to draw them thence,
To seek a heav’nly goal.
4 Great God, the work is wholly Thine,
To guide our erring youth;
Do Thou their wandering hearts incline,
To seek the ways of truth.
5 Restrain impetuous passions, Lord,
Upwards direct their eyes;
Give them a heart to know Thy word,
And all Thy counsels prize.
Source: The Cyber Hymnal #15711