Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition
176b Blooming Youth
Words: Thomas Gibbons, 1769
Music: Henry G. Mann, 1869
Meter: Common Meter (8,6,8,6)
In the bright season of my youth,
In nature’s smiling bloom,
Ere age arrives, and trembling waits
It summons to the tomb.
Remember thy Creator, God;
For Him thy pow’rs employ;
Make Him thy fear, thy love, thy hope,
Thy portion and thy joy.
The Lord will safely guide thy course
O’er life’s uncertain seas.
And bring thee to the peaceful shore,
The heav’n prepared for thee.
In nature’s smiling bloom,
Ere age arrives, and trembling waits
It summons to the tomb.
Remember thy Creator, God;
For Him thy pow’rs employ;
Make Him thy fear, thy love, thy hope,
Thy portion and thy joy.
The Lord will safely guide thy course
O’er life’s uncertain seas.
And bring thee to the peaceful shore,
The heav’n prepared for thee.