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Prayer For A Blessing On The Young.

By William Cowper

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Bestow, dear Lord, upon our youth     The gift of saving grace;     And let the seed of sacred truth     Fall in a fruitful place.     Grace is a plant, whereer it grows,     Of pure and heavenly root;     But fairest in the youngest shows,     And yields the sweetest fruit.     Ye careless ones, O hear betimes     The voice of sovereign love!     Your youth is staind with many crimes,     But mercy reigns above.     True, you are young, but theres a stone     Within the youngest breast;     Or half the crimes which you have done     Would rob you of your rest.     For you the public prayer is made,     Oh! join the public prayer!     For you the secret tear is shed,     Oh! shed yourselves a tear!     We pray that you may early prove     The Spirits power to teach;     You cannot be too young to love     That Jesus whom we preach.

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William Cowper

About William Cowper

William Cowper (1731–1800) was an English poet and hymnodist whose work bridges the gap between the Augustan age and Romanticism. His poems "The Task" and "John Gilpin" were enormously popular, and his hymn "God Moves in a Mysterious Way" remains widely sung.

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