Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, STANZAS IMITATED FROM PSALM 99, by THOMAS WARTON THE ELDER


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STANZAS IMITATED FROM PSALM 99, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Say, how shall thoughtless, easy-natur'd youth
Last Line: Thy name to honour, and thy law to love.
Subject(s): Bible; Forgiveness; God; Prayer; Sin; Clemency


I.
SAY, how shall thoughtless, easy-natur'd Youth,
Be pure from all the Stains their Follies give?
O let them learn the sober Law of Truth,
Know thy Rewards, and answerably live.

II.
Full of this Hope I seek thee, dearest Lord,
And lest the Foe once more my Soul should win,
Deep in my Heart I treasure up thy Word,
A constant Guard against the Charms of Sin.

III.
How am I pleas'd when Joy, and Faith, and Awe,
Strive which shall most employ my various Tongue,
That loves to dwell on All thy wond'rous Law,
Guide of my Life, and Subject of my Song!

IV.
Now Fame or Pleasure, or the wealthy East,
May tempt indeed—but never shall remove,
The lively Zeal that burns within my Breast,
Thy Name to honour, and thy Law to love.





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