The Silver Chime ‎#44

44. The Christian Child's Resolve

1 I never will speak a wicked word--
An oath from my lips shall never be heard;
I never will break the Sabbath day,
Spending its hours in work or play.
I never will dare to disobey
My parents, or wrongly have my way;

Chorus:
I never will, I never will,
By God's good help I never will.

2 No anger nor hate I'll keep within,
To murder 'twill lead--that dreadful sin;
I never will do an impure deed,
Or think or say what to vice will lead.
I will never take what's not my own,
Nor wish for the thing, tho' all alone. [Chorus]

3 I never will tell or act a lie,
Forgetting that God is always nigh;
I never will do a thing that's wrong.
Tho' Satan may tempt me hard and long.
I never will shun the thing that's right
And holy and just in God's pure sight. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: I never will speak a wicked word
• Title: The Christian Child's Resolve
• Author: Mrs. H. E. Brown
• Refrain First Line: I never will, I never will
• Publication Date: 1862

Tune Information

• Name: [I never will speak a wicked word]
• Composer: J. L. Ensign
• Key: A Major