How shall the young secure their hearts
And guard their lives from sin?
Thy word the choicest rules imparts
To keep the conscience clean.
‘Tis like the sun, a heav’nly light
That guides us all the day,
And through the dangers of the night
A lamp to lead our way.
Thy word is everlasting truth;
How pure is every page!
That holy book shall guide our youth
And well support our age.
– Isaac Watts (1719); based on Psalm 119:9-11, 105, 151-152