Juvenile Choir ‎#34

34. How happy is the child

1 How happy is the child who hears
Instruction's warning voice;
And who celestial wisdom makes
His early, only choice.

2 For she has treasures greater far
Than east or west unfold;
And her rewards more precious are
Than all their stores of gold.

3 She guides the young with innocence
In pleasure's path to tread;
A crown of glory she bestows
Upon the aged head.

4 According as her labours rise,
So her rewards increase;
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.

Text Information

• First Line: How happy is the child who hears
• Title: How happy is the child
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1840
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [How happy is the child who hears]
• Composer: J. Dutton
• Key: F Major or modal
• Notes: Now Public Domain.