The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16085

16085. Quickly My Days Have Passed Away

1 Quickly my days have passed away,
[or, How quick my days have passed away,]
How soon alas, they’re gone!
Life’s gay­est scenes de­cline in haste,
Just like the set­ting sun.

2 Always in mo­tion, ne’er at rest,
My min­utes on­ward roll;
Swift to pur­sue their des­tined course,
And soon will reach the goal.

3 Eternal pains or end­less joys
Stand wait­ing at the door;
The mo­ments past or those to come,
Are not with­in my pow­er.

4 God of my strength and of my hope,
In whom I live and move,
Help me by Thine in­struct­ive grace
The pre­sent to im­prove.

5 And if through this re­volv­ing year,
Thou shouldst my life pro­long,
Oh may Thy wis­dom guide my steps,
Thy praise em­ploy my tongue.

Text Information

• First Line: Quickly my days have passed away
• Title: Quickly My Days Have Passed Away
• Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton and Briggs,1818)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: OLNEY by Charles F. Gounod, PALESTINE by Joseph Funk, PARIS by Michael Lonneke, PETERBOROUGH by Ralph Harrison

Tune Information

• Name: OLD MARTYRS
• Meter: CM
• Key: d minor or modal
• Source: Psalms (Edingburgh, Scotland, 1615)
• Copyright: Public Domain