Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Composer: Beethoven
The text, a paraphrase of Psalm 119, was written by Isaac Watts (1674-1748). It was first published in his Psalms of David (1719). It was originally in eight stanzas, but most modern books use only three or four. The tune is attributed to Ludwig van Beethoven.
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~Lyrics~
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,
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 tho’ts to God,
And raise their tho’ts to God.
3. ’Tis like the sun, a heav’nly light,
That guides us all the day,
And thro’ the dangers of the night
A lamp to lead our way,
A lamp to lead our way.
4. Thy Word is everlasting truth;
How pure is ev’ry page!
That holy Book shall guide our youth
And well support our age,
And well support our age.
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23 авг 2024
