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| Text: | Snares of Youth |
1. Frail youth are in a slippery path,
Beset with mighty foes;
Surrounded with disease and death,
Unnumbered sins and woes.
2. Their passions war against the soul,
And lead their feet astray;
Submitting to the world's control,
They shun the narrow way.
3. To vanities of time and sense,
Their youthful hearts are prone;
How difficult to draw them thence,
To seek a heavenly crown.
4. Great God, the work is wholly thine,
To guide our erring youth;
Do thou their wandering hearts incline,
To seek the ways of truth.
5. Restrain impetuous passions, Lord,
Upwards direct their eyes;
Give them a heart to know thy word,
And all thy counsels prize.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Frail youth are in a slippery path |
| Title: | Snares of Youth |
| Meter: | C. M. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1818 |
| Copyright: | Public domain |
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