"Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, and quicken Thou me in Thy way" (Psalm 119:36,37). "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof, but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever" (1 John 2:15-17).
Coveting shall our rob mind
Of virtues we should gain
And cause our hearts to be inclined
To lust for what is vain.
There is a joy that may be lost,
A peace that may depart,
As lust demands a dreadful cost
Exacted from our heart.
Turn away our eyes, O Lord,
From things that pass away,
And so incline our hearts toward
Your perfect will today.
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