Concordia ‎#218

218. Give, thou, thy Youth to God

1 Give, thou, thy youth to God,
With all its budding love;
Send up thy op'ning heart to Him,
Fix it on One above.

2 Be early wise for heav'n,
Choose, thou, the narrow way;
The gate is strait, the road is rough,
But it will end in day.

3 Take, thou, the side of God,
In things or great or small,
So shall He ever take thy side,
And bear thee safe thro' all.

4 Quail not before the bad,
Be brave for truth and right,
Fear God alone, and ever walk
As in His holy sight.

Text Information

• First Line: Give, thou, thy youth to God
• Title: Give, thou, thy Youth to God
• Author: Horatius Bonar, 1808-89
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1918
• Topic: Childhood and Youth: Youth

Tune Information

• Name: SWABIA
• Arranger: Wm. H. Havergal (1849)
• Key: D Major
• Source: German.