Youth and judgment. <br /> <br />Eccl. 11:9. <br /> <br />Ye sons of Adam, vain and young, <br />Indulge your eyes, indulge your tongue, <br />Taste the delights your souls desire, <br />And give a loose to all your fire; <br /> <br />Pursue the pleasures you design, <br />And cheer your hearts with songs and wine; <br />Enjoy the day of mirth, but know <br />There is a day of judgment too. <br /> <br />God from on high beholds your thoughts, <br />His book records your secret faults; <br />The works of darkness you have done <br />Must all appear before the sun. <br /> <br />The vengeance to your follies due <br />Should strike your hearts with terror through: <br />How will you stand before his face, <br />Or answer for his injured grace? <br /> <br />Almighty God! turn off their eyes <br />From these alluring vanities; <br />And let the thunder of thy word <br />Awake their souls to fear the Lord.<br /><br />Isaac Watts<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hymn-89/
