Psalm 34:2 Second Part [Children In Years And Knowledge Young]

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Title:     Psalm 34:2 Second Part [Children In Years And Knowledge Young]
Author: Isaac Watts [More Titles by Watts]

Psalm 34:2. 11-22. Second Part. L. M.
Religious education; or, Instructions of piety.

Children in years and knowledge young,
Your parents' hope, your parents' joy,
Attend the counsels of my tongue,
Let pious thoughts your minds employ.

If you desire a length of days,
And peace to crown your mortal state,
Restrain your feet from impious ways,
Your lips from slander and deceit.

The eyes of God regard his saints,
His ears are open to their cries;
He sets his frowning face against
The sons of violence and lies.

To humble souls and broken hearts
God with his grace is ever nigh;
Pardon and hope his love imparts
When men in deep contrition lie.

He tell their tears, he counts their groans,
His Son redeems their souls from death;
His Spirit heals their broken bones,
They in his praise employ their breath.

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Isaac Watts's poem: Psalm 34:2 Second [Part Children In Years And Knowledge Young]

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