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Wherewithal shall a young man, etc.
Psalm 119:9.
How shall the young secure their hearts,
And guard their lives from sin?
Thy word the choicest rules imparts
To keep the conscience clean.
2 ’Tis like the sun, a heavenly light,
That guides us all the day,
And through the dangers of the night,
A lamp to lead our way.
3 Thy precepts make us truly wise;
We hate the sinner’s road;
We hate our own vain thoughts that rise,
But love the law, O God.
4 Thy word is everlasting truth;
How pure is every page!
That holy book shall guide our youth
And well support our age.
Watts.