The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11796

11796. It Never Shall Pass Away

1 O the song that echoed from starry spheres,
And hushed the wondering shepherds’ fears,
Is still the same thro’ the changing years—
It never shall pass away!

Refrain:
It never shall pass away,
While shineth the sun’s bright ray:
Earth pauses each year that story to hear—
It never shall pass away!

2 Tho’ the ages pass with a solemn tread,
Tho’ pomp and pride of the past is dead,
Still lives the song of that night long fled—
It never shall pass away! [Refrain]

3 Unto every nation, in every clime,
That song shall ring in glad hymn and chime;
Its joy shall live thro’ the realms of time—
It never shall pass away! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O the song that echoed from starry spheres
• Title: It Never Shall Pass Away
• Author: Alice Jean Cleator (1903)
• Refrain First Line: It never shall pass away
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [O the song that echoed from starry spheres]
• Composer: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain