How Shall a Young Man Cleanse His Way?

Verse 1

With humble heart and tongue, Our God, to Thee I pray, Oh, make me learn whilst we are young, How we may cleanse our way.

Verse 2

Make us, unguarded youth, The objects of Thy care, Help us to choose the way of truth, And fly from every snare.

Verse 3

Our hearts, to folly prone, Renew by power divine, Unite them to Thyself alone, And make us wholly Thine.

Verse 4

Oh, let thy word of grace Our warmest thoughts employ, Be this through all our foll'wing days, Our treasure and our joy.

Verse 5

To what Thy laws impart, Be our whole soul inclined; Oh, let them dwell within our heart, And sanctify our mind.

Verse 6

May Thy young servants learn By these to cleanse their way; And may we hear the path discern That leads to endless day.