Psalter Hymnal (Red) ‎#185

185. Lord, Through All the Generations

1 Lord, through all the generations
Of the children of our race,
In our fears and tribulations,
Thou hast been our dwelling-place.
Ere the vast and wide creation
By Thy word was cased to be,
Or the mountains held their station,
Thou art God eternally.

2 Each succeeding generation
At Thy mighty word appears;
Thou dost count in time's duration
One day as a thousand years.
Death, with swift and sudden warning,
Calls us from life's dream away,
Like the grass, green in the morning,
Withered ere the close of day.

3 Long the clouds of evil lower;
Bless us now with gladsome days;
Let Thy servants see Thy power,
Let their children learn Thy praise.
On us let the grace and beauty
Of the Lord our God remain,
Strengthen us for noble duty
That our work be not in vain.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, through all the generations
• Title: Lord, Through All the Generations
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1934
• Scripture:
  Psalm 90
• Topic: Brevity And Frailty Of Life; Creation; Day Of Prayer; Death; Eternity of God; Funerals; Good Works; Immutability of God; Labor; New Year; Old Year; Christian Work
• Notes: Selected stanzas

Tune Information

• Name: EMMELAR (RICHARDS)
• Composer: Henry Brinley Richards, born 1819
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 D.
• Key: F Major or modal