Hymn
The Encouragement Young Persons Have to Seek Christ
Ye hearts with youthful vigor warm,
In smiling crowds draw near;
And turn from every mortal charm,
A Saviour's voice to hear.
He, Lord of all the worlds on high,
Stoops to converse with you,
And lays His radiant glories by,
Your friendship to pursue.
"The souls that longs to see my face,
Is sure my love to gain;
And those that early seek my grace,
Shall never seek in vain."
What object, Lord, my soul should move,
If once compared with Thee?
What beauty should command my love,
Like what in Christ I see?
Away, ye false, delusive toys,
Vain tempters of the mind!
'Tis here I fix my lasting choice,
And here true bliss I find.
The Encouragement Young Persons Have to Seek Christ — Text from The Book of Worship, 1867. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-encouragement-young-persons-have-to-seek-christ
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Who wrote The Encouragement Young Persons Have to Seek Christ?
The words of The Encouragement Young Persons Have to Seek Christ were written by Philip Doddridge; the version here was published in 1867. The library holds 55 more hymns by Philip Doddridge, including Happy Day and The Warning.
Is The Encouragement Young Persons Have to Seek Christ public domain?
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What is the metre of The Encouragement Young Persons Have to Seek Christ?
The Encouragement Young Persons Have to Seek Christ is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Strait is the way, the door is strait, Access to the Throne of Grace by a Mediator and Humility and Submission.