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Text: | At Every Motion of Our Breath |
Author: | James Montgomery (1771-1854) |
Tune: | WINDHAM |
Composer: | Daniel Read (1757-1836) |
1 At ev'ry motion of our breath,
Life trembles on the brink of death;
A taper's flame that upward turns,
While downward to the dust it burns.
2 Moment by moment years are past,
And one ere long will be our last,
There is a point no eyes can see,
Yet on it hangs eternity.
3 This is that moment—who shall tell
Whether it leads to heav'n or hell?
This is that moment—as we choose,
Th'immortal soul we save or lose.
4 Time past and time to come are not—
Time present is our only lot;
O God! henceforth our hearts incline
To seek no other love than thine.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | At ev'ry motion of our breath |
Title: | At Every Motion of Our Breath |
Author: | James Montgomery (1771-1854) (1825) |
Meter: | L.M. 8.8.8.8. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1972 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Warning Message: Time and Eternity |
Notes: | And sware … that there should be time no longer. Rev. 10:6. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | WINDHAM |
Composer: | Daniel Read (1757-1836) (1785) |
Meter: | L.M. 8.8.8.8. |
Key: | d minor |
Notes: | M.M. 56 |