Scripture Verse

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6

Introduction

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M. Woolsey Stryker (1851–1929)

Words: M. Wool­sey Stry­ker, in the New York Ev­an­gel­ist, Feb­ru­ary 27, 1896.

Music: Pat­ten Pe­ter C. Lut­kin, 1902 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Peter C. Lutkin (1858–1931)

Lyrics

Almighty Lord, with one ac­cord
We of­fer Thee our youth,
And pray that Thou would’st give us
The war­fare of the truth.

Thy cause doth claim our souls by name,
Because that we are strong;
In all the land, one stead­fast band,
May we to Christ be­long.

Let fall on ev­ery col­lege hall
The lus­ter of Thy cross,
That love may dare Thy work to share
And count all else as loss.

Our hearts be ruled, our spi­rits schooled
Alone Thy will to seek;
And when we find Thy bless­èd mind,
Instruct our lips to speak.