HYMN XII. Youth and Judgement. Eccl. xi

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 judgement too!

God, from on high, beholds your thoughts, His book records your secret faults; The works of darkness you have done, Must rise unveil'd before his throne.

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

Almighty God, turn off their eyes From works of vanity and lies; And let the terrors of thy word Awake their souls to fear the Lord.