1 God of my childhood and my youth, The guide of all my days, I have declar'd thy heavenly truth, And told thy wondrous ways.
2 Wilt thou forsake my hoary hairs, And leave my fainting heart? Who shall sustain my sinking years If God my strength depart?
3 Let me thy power and truth proclaim To the surviving age, And leave a savour of thy Name When I shall quit the stage.
4 The land of silence and of death Attends my next remove; O may these poor remains of breath Teach the wide world thy love.