The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1371

1371. Eternity (Crosby)

1. Deep and grand in tones sublime,
Hear the passing bells of time,
Ring the dirge of moments dead,
Golden hours whose joys are fled—
Still those bells of time we hear,
Tolling, tolling: Hark! the word:

Refrain
Eternity!
Eternity!
Eternity!

2. In the rosy morning fair,
In the sultry noonday glare,
In the dewy evening bright,
In the silent hush of night—
Still those bells of time we hear,
Tolling, tolling, loud and clear: [Refrain]

3. When with breaking heart we bend,
O’er a tried and faithful friend,
When the parting hour draws nigh,
And we catch the last goodbye—
Still those bells of time we hear,
Tolling, tolling, loud and clear: [Refrain]

4. Precious word! if safe we stand
On the Christian’s borderland
Trusting Him, whose loving smile
Lights and cheers us all the while—
Bells of time with joy we hear,
Tolling, tolling, sweet and clear: [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Deep and grand in tones sublime
• Title: Eternity (Crosby)
• Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby (1887)
• Refrain First Line: Eternity!
• Language: English
• Source: Faith Hymns, new edition (Boston, Massachusetts: Willard Tract Repository, 1887)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Deep and grand in tones sublime]
• Composer: Mrs. M. E. Wilson
• Incipit: 55111 11345 65353
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain