Guard Thou My Lips
Authors: S.G. Fleet • Composers: H.D. Leslie • Language: English • Formats: lyrics, needs .mus, png • Copyright: Free PNG, Public Domain • Years: 1818, 1872
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1. Words are things of little cost,
Quickly spoken, quickly lost;
We forget them, but they stand
Witnesses at God’s right hand,
And their testimony bear
For us or against us there,
For us or against us there.
2. Oh, how often ours have been
Idle words and words of sin!
Words of anger scorn and pride,
Or desire our thoughts to hide,
Envious tales or strife unkind,
Leaving bitter tho’ts behind,
Leaving bitter tho’ts behind.
3. Grant us, Lord, from day to day,
Strength to watch and grace to pray;
May our lips, from sin, set free,
Love to speak and sing of Thee,
Till in heaven we learn to raise
Hymns of everlasting praise,
Hymns of everlasting praise.