The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16507

16507. A Hundred Years Ago, Not One

1 A hun­dred years ago, not one
Of us had sprung to birth;
A hun­dred years to come, and none
Can hope to walk this earth.

2 We are, we were not! here our mind
Looks round with hopes and fears;
This point is Time; be­fore, be­hind,
Eternity ap­pears.

3 ’Tis yet, through grace, with­in our pow­er,
To choose what we would be;
On the de­ci­sion of an hour,
Depends eter­ni­ty.

4 This hour! this mo­ment, let us take
The nar­row up­ward path;
This hour, this mo­ment, all for­sake
The broad road down to wrath.

5 O Lord, our shep­herd! lest like sheep,
Thy child­ren go astray,
Feed us with know­ledge, guide and keep
Our souls in Thy right way.

6 So, when a hun­dred years are fled,
Remembering this day’s choice,
On earth, though num­bered with the dead,
In Heav­en, may we re­joice.

Text Information

• First Line: A hun­dred years ago, not one
• Title: A Hundred Years Ago, Not One
• Author: James Montgomery (alt.)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Original Hymns (London: Brown, Green & Longmans 1853)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: CORNELL by John H. Cornell, CREDITON by Thomas Clark, CROWLE by Maurice Greene

Tune Information

• Name: CRIMOND
• Composer: Jessie Seymour Irvine (1872)
• Meter: CM
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain