Laudes Domini ‎#143

143. Psalm 119

1 How shall the young secure their hearts,
And guard their lives from sin?
Thy word the choicest rules imparts
To keep the conscience clean.

2 When once it enters to the mind,
It spreads such light abroad;
The meanest souls instruction find,
And raise their thoughts to God.

3 'Tis like the sun, a heavenly light,
That guides us all the day;
And, through the dangers of the night,
A lamp to lead our way.

4 Thy precepts make me truly wise;
I hate the sinner's road;
I hate my own vain thoughts that rise,
But love thy law, my God!

5 Thy word is everlasting truth;
How pure is every page!
That holy book shall guide our youth,
And well support our age.

Text Information

• First Line: How shall the young secure their hearts
• Title: Psalm 119
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1888
• Scripture:
  Psalm 119:9
  ;
  Psalm 119:105
• Topic: Bible; The Scriptures
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: SOUTHWELL
• Composer: H. S. Irons
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.