SONG
XV.
Against
Lying
.
I.
O
'Tis
a
lovely
Thing
for
Youth
To
walk
betimes
in
Wisdom's
Way
;
To
fear
a
Lie
,
to
speak
the
Truth
,
That
we
may
trust
to
all
they
say
.
II
.
But
Liars
we
can
never
trust
,
Tho'
they
should
speak
the
Thing
that's
true
;
And
he
that
does
one
Fault
at
first
,
And
lies
to
hide
it
,
makes
it
two
.
III
.
Have
we
not
known
,
nor
heard
,
nor
read
,
How
GOD
abhors
Deceit
and
Wrong
?
How
Ananias
was
struck
dead
,
Catch'd
with
a
Lie
upon
his
Tongue
?
IV
.
So
did
his
Wife
Sapphira
die
,
When
she
came
in
,
and
grew
so
bold
As
to
confirm
that
wicked
Lie
That
just
before
her
Husband
told
.
V.
The
LORD
delights
in
them
that
speak
The
Words
of
Truth
;
but
ev'ry
Liar
Must
have
his
Portion
in
the
Lake
That
burns
with
Brimstone
and
with
Fire
.
VI
.
Then
let
me
always
watch
my
Lips
,
Lest
I
be
struck
to
Death
and
Hell
,
Since
GOD
a
Book
of
Reck'ning
keeps
For
ev'ry
Lie
that
Children
tell
.