Youth and Judgment

Verse 1

Ye sons of Adam, vain and young, Indulge your eyes, indulge your tongue, Taste the delights your souls desire, And give a loose to all your fires;

Verse 2

Pursue the pleasures you design, And cheer your hearts with songs and wine, Enjoy the day of mirth; but know There is a day of judgment, too.

Verse 3

God from on high records your thoughts, His book records your secret faults, The works of darkness you have done Must all appear before the sun.

Verse 4

The vengeance to your follies due Should strike your hearts with terror through. How will ye stand before His face, Or answer for his injur'd grace?

Verse 5

Almighty God, turn off their eyes From these alluring vanities; And let the thunder of thy word Awake their souls to fear the Lord.