Ye Children, Come, Give Ear to Me

Ye child­ren

come

give ear to me

And learn Je­ho­vah’s fear

He who would long and hap­py live

Let him my coun­sel hear.

Restrain thy lips from speak­ing guile

From wick­ed speech de­part

From ev­il turn and do the good

Seek peace with all thy heart.

Jehovah’s eyes are on the just

He heark­ens to their cry;

Against the wick­ed sets His face;

Their ve­ry name shall die.

He hears the right­eous when they cry

From trou­ble sets them free;

He saves the brok­en heart­ed ones

And those who con­trite be.

The Lord may suf­fer ma­ny griefs

Upon the just to fall

But He will bring them safe­ly through;

Delivering them from all.

By ev­il are the ev­il slain

And they that hate the just;

But all His serv­ants God re­deems

And safe in Him they trust.