Poems (Hoffman)/Remember Thy Creator

by Martha Lavinia Hoffman

REMEMBER THY CREATOR.

Remember thy Creator in the bright days of thy youth,
Ere sins and sorrows later may choke the germs of truth;
Give to thy Maker's service thy best and brightest hours,
Sow not wild tares and thistles, but strew the world with flowers.

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      Come join our youthful army,
      Come seek to learn the truth;
      Remember thy Creator
      In the bright days of youth.

Remember thy Creator, for He remembers thee,
In countless blessings scattered o'er earth and sky and sea;
He sent His son, our Saviour, in mercy and in love,
To lift the lost and fallen and bid them look above.

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      Come join, etc.

Remember thy Creator in songs of grateful praise,
In prayers and words and deeds of love, through all thy youthful days;
In lifting up thy brother as Christ hath lifted thee
From chains of death and bondage to life and liberty.

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      Come join, etc.

Remember thy Creator before the years draw nigh,
When weary of a wasted life we only wait to die;
He wants our joyful service while we are young and strong,
A mighty army marching against the ranks of wrong.

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      Come join, etc.