810. Children, in Years and Knowledge Young

1. Children, in years and knowledge young,
Your parents’ hope, your parents’ joy,
Attend the counsels of my tongue,
Let pious thoughts your minds employ.

2. If you desire a length of days,
And peace to crown your mortal state,
Restrain your feet from impious ways,
Your lips from slander and deceit.

3. The eyes of God regard His saints,
His ears are open to their cries;
He sets His frowning face against
The sons of violence and lies.

4. To humble souls and broken hearts
God with His grace is ever nigh;
Pardon and hope His love imparts,
When men in deep contrition lie.

5. He tells their tears, He counts their groans,
His Son redeems their souls from death;
His Spirit heals their broken bones,
They in His praise employ their breath.

Text Information
First Line: Children, in years and knowledge young
Title: Children, in Years and Knowledge Young
Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Source: The Psalms of David, 1719
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: ABSCHIED
Composer: Wenzel Müller (1828)
Meter: LM
Incipit: 54562 47154 57654
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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