Religion

Hymn I.89: Youth and judgment

by Isaac Watts 1674–1748

From Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I (1707)

Religion

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 fire;

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.

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

The vengeance to your follies due
Should strike your hearts with terror through:
How will you stand before his face,
Or answer for his injured grace?

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

MLA

Watts, Isaac. “Hymn I.89: Youth and judgment.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/444/.

Chicago

Watts, Isaac. “Hymn I.89: Youth and judgment.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/444/.

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