The Christian Sunday School Hymnal ‎#6

6. Desire

1 How vain is all beneath the skies!
How transient every earthly bliss!
How slender all the fondest ties
That bind us to a world like this!

2 The evening cloud, the morning dew,
The withering grass, the fading flower,
Of earthly hopes are emblems true—
The glory of a passing hour.

Text Information

• First Line: How vain is all beneath the skies!
• Title: Desire
• Author: D. E. Ford
• Publication Date: 1883
• Scripture:
  James 4:14

Tune Information

• Name: [How vain is all beneath the skies]
• Composer: Anon.