HYMN 494. L. M. [#] Religious Education. 1 CHILDREN, in years and knowledge young, Your parents' hope, your parents' joy, Attend the counsels of my tongue; Let pious thoughts your minds employ. 2 If you desire a length of days, And peace to crown your mortal state, 3 To humble souls and broken hearts 4 He tells their tears; he counts their groans; HYMN 495. C. M. [#] Early Piety. 1 COME, children, learn to fear the Lord; And, that your days be long, Let not a false or sinful word Be found upon your tongue. 2 Depart from mischief, practise love, Pursue the works of peace; So shall the Lord your ways approve, 3 His eye awakes to guard the just, 4 What though the sorrows here they taste HYMN 496. S. M. [#] 1 LET children learn the deeds 2 He makes his glories known, 3 We'll tell them to our sons, 4 Thus shall they learn in God That they may still record his works, 31 HYMN 497. L. M. [#or b ] 1 O LORD, to thee we raise our song, 2 We thank thee for thy tender grace, 3 O may we ne'er abuse the day On which the Friend of children rose, Nor waste our time in sinful play, And multiply our earthly woes. 4 But teach us all to read thy word, And write thy precepts on our hearts: Thus lead us in thy doctrine, Lord, Which peace, and joy and life imparts. HYMN 498. 8 & 7s. M. [#] 1 GOD of mercy and of wisdom, 2 Here, beneath thy wing, we seat us, 3 Since thy truth doth gild its pages, Let our faith established be. 4 To our faith we'll add the graces, HYMN 499. L.M. [#] Youthful Remembrance of God. 1 IN the soft season of thy youth, 2 Remember thy Creator, God; For him thy nobler powers employ ; 3 He shall defend and guide thy course 4 Then early seek the Lord, and choose HYMN 500. C. M. [#] God's Word the best Guide of Youth. 1 THE morn of life, how fair and gay How cheering and how new! ! What hopes illume each opening day, 2 Youth's ardent mind, with joy elate, Suspects no ills that may await, 3 But slippery is the path they tread, A thousand snares around them spread, 4 How shall they, then, their course pursue Through life's uncertain road? What friendly hand will point their view 5 In God's own word the way is sure, H. M. [#] HYMN 501. H. M. Youth exhorted to Virtue. 1 EARLY in life's young days Let each unsullied youth Seek wisdom's peaceful ways, And walk the path of truth: There streams of purest pleasure flow; There honours bloom, and virtues grow. 2 Be God's all-perfect Son Thy Pattern and thy Guide; Let all his will be done, Nor trust a friend beside: |