The Secret of a Happy Life

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Ye children, come, give ear to me

Published in 10 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 Ye children, come, give ear to me
And learn Jehovah's fear;
He who would long and happy live,
Let him my counsel hear.

Refrain:
Children, come, hither come,
And unto me give ear,
I shall you teach to understand
How ye the Lord should fear.

2 Restrain thy lips from speaking guile,
From wicked speech depart,
From evil turn and do the good,
Seek peace with all thy heart. [Refrain]

3 Jehovah's eyes are on the just,
He hearkens to their cry;
Against the wicked sets his face,
Their very name shall die. [Refrain]

Amen.

Source: Trinity Hymnal #656

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First Line:	Ye children, come, give ear to me
Title:	The Secret of a Happy Life
Meter:	8.6.8.6
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

Psalm 34
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[O children, hither do ye come]

MANOAH (Greatorex)

MANOAH was first published in Henry W. Greatorex's Collection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes (1851). This anthology (later editions had alternate titles) contained one of the best tune collections of its era and included thirty-seven original compositions and arrangements by compiler Greatorex as well as m…

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CHRISTMAS (Handel)

The tune is based on the the beginning of the soprano aria "Non vi piacque ingiusti dei" from the opera "Siroe"

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