Divine Songs for Children #XXXII
Display Title: The Child's Complaint First Line: Why should I love my sport so well Date: 1827
Divine Songs for Children #XXXII
Why should I love my sports so well,
So constant at my play,
And lose the thoughts of heaven and hell,
And then forget to pray?
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What do I read my Bible for,
But, Lord, to learn thy will?
And shall I daily know thee more,
And less obey thee still?
How senseless is my heart, and wild!
How vain are all my thoughts!
Pity the weakness of a child,
And pardon all my faults.
Make me thy heavenly voice to hear,
And let me love to pray;
Since God will lend a gracious ear
To what a child can say.
First Line: | Why should I love my sports so well |
Author: | Isaac Watts (1715) |
Meter: | 8.6.8.6 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |