Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David ‎#62

62. Exhortation to Peace and Holiness

1 Come, children, learn to fear the Lord,
And that your days be long,
Let not a false or spiteful word
Be found upon your tongue.

2 Depart from mischief, practice love,
Pursue the works of peace;
So shall the Lord your ways approve,
And set your souls at ease.

3 His eyes awake to guard the just,
His ears attend their cry;
When broken spirits dwell in dust,
The God of grace is nigh.

4 What tho' the sorrows here they taste
Are sharp and tedious too,
The Lord, who saves them all at last,
Is their supporter now.

5 Evil shall smite the wicked dead;
But God secures his own,
Prevents the mischief when they slide,
Or heals the broken bone.

6 When desolation like a flood
O'er the proud sinner rolls,
Saints find a refuge in their God,
For he redeem'd their souls.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, children, learn to fear the Lord
• Title: Exhortation to Peace and Holiness
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1790
• Scripture:
  Psalm 34:11-22
• Topic: Afflictions: removed by prayer; Angels: guardian; Care of God over his Saints; Deliverance: from deep distress; Deliverance: by prayer; Exhortations to Peace and Holiness; Fears: and doubts suppressed; Instruction: in piety; Piety: instructions therein; Praise: for eminent Deliverance; Prayer: heard; Prayer: and praise for deliverance; Religious Education; Saints: God's care of them; Secret devotion; Sins of tongue; Tongues governed
• Notes: Second Part

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