Happy is He, whose early years

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1 Happy is he whose early years
Receive instructions well;
Who hates the sinner’s path, and fears
The road that leads to hell.

2 ’Tis easier work, if we begin
To serve the Lord betimes;
While sinners, who grow old in sin,
Are hardened by their crimes.

3 It saves us from a thousand snares
To mind religion young:
With joy it crowns succeeding years,
And makes our virtue strong.

4 To Thee, almighty God! to Thee
Our hearts we now resign:
’Twill please us, to look back and see,
That our whole lives were Thine!


Source: The Book of Worship #400

Author: Isaac Watts

Isaac Watts was the son of a schoolmaster, and was born in Southampton, July 17, 1674. He is said to have shown remarkable precocity in childhood, beginning the study of Latin, in his fourth year, and writing respectable verses at the age of seven. At the age of sixteen, he went to London to study in the Academy of the Rev. Thomas Rowe, an Independent minister. In 1698, he became assistant minister of the Independent Church, Berry St., London. In 1702, he became pastor. In 1712, he accepted an invitation to visit Sir Thomas Abney, at his residence of Abney Park, and at Sir Thomas' pressing request, made it his home for the remainder of his life. It was a residence most favourable for his health, and for the prosecution of his literary… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Happy is He, whose early years
Author: Isaac Watts (1715)
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

AZMON

Lowell Mason (PHH 96) adapted AZMON from a melody composed by Carl G. Gläser in 1828. Mason published a duple-meter version in his Modern Psalmist (1839) but changed it to triple meter in his later publications. Mason used (often obscure) biblical names for his tune titles; Azmon, a city south of C…

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HAVEN (Hastings)


BERTHA (33451)


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A Choice Selection of Hymns. 2nd ed. #d77

A Choice Selection of Hymns. 6th ed. #d93

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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Churches #451

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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy #451

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A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy #451

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A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #344

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A Collection of Hymns and Sacred Songs #228

A Collection of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion #d72

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A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #249

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #486

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #486

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #486

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #486

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #486

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #486

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Public Worship #CXIV

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship #CXIV

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #426

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of Universalist Societies and Families 16ed. #618

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #439

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #579

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A Collection of Spiritual Hymns #565

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A Collection of Spiritual Hymns #568

A Prayer Meeting and Revival Hymn Book . 27th ed. #d159

A Prayer Meeting and Revival Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d104

A Selection of Hymns for the Use of Church of England Sunday Schools, Bible Classes ... New ed. #d101

A Selection of Hymns from Various Authors, Supplementary for the Use of Christians. 2nd ed. #d37

A Selection of Psalms and Hymns #d18

A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for ... Diocese of Nova Scotia. 3rd ed. #d120

A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of the Diocese of Nova Scotia. 3rd ed. #d120

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A Selection of Psalms and Hymns, for the use of Sunday Schools #1

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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #579

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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #579

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Bible School Echoes, and Sacred Hymns #56b

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Bradbury's Sabbath School Melodies, and Family Choir #59

Canadian Sabbath-School Hymn Book #91

Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d322

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Christian's Duty, exhibited in a series of hymns #S38

Church Hymn Book . 3rd ed. #d183

Collection of Hymns for Public and Private Worship. 4th ed. #d108

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Divine and Moral Songs #HXII

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Divine Songs for Children #XII

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Divine Songs #12

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Evangelical Hymns #460

Family Hymns #d90

Hymnal for Sunday School and Social Worship #d69

Hymns for Children and Young Persons. First Am. from the London ed. #d48

Hymns for Public Worship in the Diocese of Fredericton. 2nd ed. #d72

Hymns for Schools and Families #d174

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Hymns for Schools and Families, Specailly Designed for the Children of the Church #377

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Hymns for Schools #258

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Hymns for Sunday Schools #131

Hymns for Sunday Schools, Selected from Various Authoors #d84

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth and Children #228

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth, and Children #12

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth, and Children #228

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Hymns for the Use of Children #XVI

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Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #S12

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Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship #652

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Sunday Schools of the Evangelical Lutheran Church #d136

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Hymns, Selected and Original #652

Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of Young Persons 3rd Am. from 9th London ed. #d85

Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of Young Persons #d77

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Hymns #652

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Hymns #652

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Hymns #652

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Hymns #652

Kingdom Hymns with Music #d15

Missionary Hymns #d34

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One Hundred Progressive Hymns #36

Parish Hymns #526

Parish Psalmody #d249

Parish Psalmody #d257

Portsmouth Sunday School Hymn Book #d53

Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Social, Private and Public Worship #d278

Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 4th ed. #d70

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Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected. (14th stereotype ed.) #S170

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Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected. (7th ed.) #S332

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Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #S170

Revival Hymns ... with a Supplement. 2nd ed. #d93

Sabbath School and Social Hymns of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the U.S.A. #d83

Sabbath School Vocalist #d26

Sacred poetry #d170

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Sacred Poetry #aH.XCIV

Sacred Poetry #d169

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Sacred Poetry #H.XCIV

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Selection of Hymns for the Sunday School Union of the Methodist Episcopal Church #62

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Selection of Hymns, for Public Worship designed to be used with Watts' #45

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Songs for Social and Public Worship #459

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Songs, Divine and Moral #76

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