Dr. Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David ‎#154

154. God of my childhood, and my youth

1 God of my childhood, and my youth,
The guide of all my days,
I have declar'd thy heav'nly truth,
And told thy wond'rous ways.

2 Wilt thou forsake my hoary hairs,
And leave my fainting heart?
Who shall sustain my sinking years,
If God my strength depart?

3 Let me thy pow'r and truth proclaim
To the surviving age,
And leave a saver of thy name,
When I shall quit the stage.

4 The land of silence and of death
Attends my next remove;
O! may these poor remains of breath
Teach the wide world thy love.

Pause.

5 Thy righteousness is deep and high;
Unsearchable thy deeds;
Thy glory spreads beyond the sky,
And all my praise exceeds.

6 Oft have I heard thy threat'nings roar,
And oft endur'd the grief;
But when thy hand has press'd me sore,
Thy grace was my relief.

7 By long experience have I known
Thy sov'reign pow'r to save;
At thy command I venture down
Securely to the grave.

8 When I lie buried deep in dust,
My flesh shall be thy care;
These with'ring limbs with thee I trust,
To raise them strong and fair.

Text Information

• First Line: God of my childhood, and my youth
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1790
• Scripture:
  Psalm 71:17-21
• Notes: Part 3

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