1.How shall the young secure their hearts,And guard their lives from sin?Thy word the choicest rules imparts,To keep the conscience clean.To keep the conscience clean.2.'Tis like the sun, a heav'nly light,That guides me all the day:And thro' the dangers of the night,A lamp to lead my way.A lamp to lead the way.3.Thy precepts make me truly wise;I hate the sinner's road;I hate my own vain thoughts that rise,But love thy law, my God.But love thy law, my God.4.Thy word is everlasting truth;How pure is every page!That holy book shall guide my youth,And well support my age.And well support my age.