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2Have we not heard what dreadful plagues
are threat'ned by the Lord,
To him that breaks his father's law,
or mocks his mother's word?
are threat'ned by the Lord,
To him that breaks his father's law,
or mocks his mother's word?
3What heavy guilt upou him lies!
how cursed is his name!
The ravens shall pick out his eyes,
and eagles eat the same.
how cursed is his name!
The ravens shall pick out his eyes,
and eagles eat the same.
4But those who worship God, and give
their parents honour due,
Here on this earth they long shall live,
and live hereafter too.
their parents honour due,
Here on this earth they long shall live,
and live hereafter too.
XXI.—The Child's Complaint.
1Why should I love my sports so well,
so constant at my play,
And lose the thoughts of heaven and hell,
and then forget to pray?
so constant at my play,
And lose the thoughts of heaven and hell,
and then forget to pray?
2What do I read my Bible for,
but, Lord, to learn thy will?
And shall I learn to know thee more,
and less obey thee still?
but, Lord, to learn thy will?
And shall I learn to know thee more,
and less obey thee still?
3How senseless is my heart and wild!
how vain are all my thoughts!
Pity the weakness of a child,
and pardon all my faults.
how vain are all my thoughts!
Pity the weakness of a child,
and pardon all my faults.
4Make me thy heav'nly voice to hear,
and let me love to pray,
and let me love to pray,
