Train Up A Child

<p>Sometimes it&#x27;s hard to remember<br/>When your youthful passions ran free and wild<br/>Though now to God it&#x27;s easier to surrender<br/>You recall your struggles as a child<br/><br/>Oh, now you&#x27;re a father or a mother<br/>Holdin&#x27; on to your kids, afraid to let go<br/>But give them the freedom to discover<br/>How to follow Jesus on their own<br/><br/>Train up a child<br/>In the way that he should live<br/>And give him the tools<br/>That he needs to grow<br/>Though the world may often entice him<br/>And try to snatch his soul<br/>If you do your job<br/>He&#x27;ll remember when he&#x27;s grown<br/><br/>Children are not our possessions<br/>They arе loaned to us just for a while<br/>And if you see them stray in thе wrong direction<br/>You got to pray that the right way they will find<br/>Whoa-whoa...<br/><br/>Train up a child<br/>In the way that he should live<br/>And give him the tools<br/>That he needs to grow<br/>Though the world may often entice him<br/>(The world may entice him)<br/>And try to snatch his soul<br/>(Try to snatch his soul)<br/>If you do your job<br/>He&#x27;ll remember when he&#x27;s grown<br/>And as he looks back through the years<br/>Will he reflect upon the days<br/>When your strong love and sincerity<br/>Were the finest gifts you gave<br/>What a sweet thing<br/>Just to hear, to hear your baby say<br/><br/>I will train up my child<br/>In the way that he should live<br/>And give him the tools<br/>That he needs to grow<br/>Though the world may often entice him<br/>(The world may entice him)<br/>And try to snatch his soul<br/>(Try to snatch his soul)<br/>I&#x27;m gonna do my job<br/>So he&#x27;ll remember when he&#x27;s old<br/><br/>Though the world may often entice him<br/>(The world may entice him)<br/>And try to snatch his soul<br/>(Try to snatch his soul)<br/>If you do your job<br/>He&#x27;ll remember when he&#x27;s grown<br/><br/>Oh, train up a child<br/>That he might not refuse Him<br/>And train up a child<br/>That he might learn to choose Him<br/>Train up a child<br/>So he&#x27;ll come to Jesus in the end<br/>Train in a child<br/>That he might choose<br/>To save your righteous friend<br/>Train up a child, ooh...<br/>Train up a child<br/>Teach him to love the Lord<br/>Teach him to love His Word<br/>Oh, train up a child...