"From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, the LORD'S name is to be praised" (Psalm 113:3). "Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign.... and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.... But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God" (2 Chronicles 26:3-16).
Our life begins like morning's dawn;
How soon declines the sun
When opportunities are gone,
And life on earth is done!
Our life is like the fleeting hours
That quickly span the day,
For youth declines with all its powers,
And soon we fly away.
How many kings began so well
And sought the Lord in youth,
But then in later years they fell
When they forsook the truth!
How dependent was their strength
The Chronicles record:
They prospered only for the length
They truly sought the Lord!
It is as when Uzziah reigned,
And God had made him strong
Until his trust in God had waned,
Then everything went wrong.
Preserve us, Lord, to give You praise
For Your unfailing love,
From dawn to dusk throughout our days
Until we meet above.
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