1 My GOD, accept my early vows,
Like morning incense in thine house;
And let my nightly worship rise
Sweet as the ev'ning sacrifice.
2 Watch o’er my lips,& guard them Lord,
From ev'ry rash and heedless word;
Nor let my feet incline to tread
The guilty path where sinners lead.
3 O may the righteous, when I stray,
Smite, and reprove my wand'ring way!
Their gentle words like ointment shed,
Shall never bruise, but cheer my head.
4 When I behold them prest with grief,
I’ll cry to heav’n for their relief;
And by my warm petitions prove,
How much I prize their faithful love.
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First Line: | My GOD, accept my early vows |
Title: | Watchfulness and Brotherly Reproof |
Meter: | Long Metre |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1780 |
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Notes: | A Morning or Evening Psalm |