148. How Shall the Young Direct Their Way?
1 How shall the young direct their way?
What light shall be their perfect guide?
Your Word, O Lord, will safely lead,
If in its wisdom they confide.
Sincerely I have sought you, Lord,
O let me not from you depart;
To know your will and keep from sin
Your Word I cherish in my heart.
2 O blessed Lord, teach me our law,
Your righteous judgments I declare;
Your testimonies make me glad,
For they are wealth beyond compare.
Upon tyour precepts and your ways
My heart will meditate with awe;
Your Word shall be my chief delight,
And I will not forget your law.
| Text Information | |
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| First Line: | How shall the young direct their way? |
| Title: | How Shall the Young Direct Their Way? |
| Meter: | L.M.D. |
| Scripture: | Psalm 119:9-16 |
| Topic: | God's Word: The Law of God; Christian Education |
| Source: | The Psalter, 1912; alt. 1990, mod. |
| Language: | English |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | DUANE STREET |
| Composer: | George Coles (1835) |
| Meter: | L.M.D. |
| Key: | A♭ Major |
