The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4647

4647. Now Sweeping Down the Years Untold

1. Now sweeping down the years untold,
The day of truth is breaking;
And sweet and fair the leaves unfold,
Of love’s immortal waking.

2. For flower and fruitage now are seen,
Where blight and mildew rested:
The Christ today to us has been
By word and deed attested.

3. His living presence we have felt,
The Word made flesh among us:
And hearts of stone before Him melt,
His peace is brooding o’er us.

Text Information

• First Line: Now sweeping down the years untold
• Title: Now Sweeping Down the Years Untold
• Author: Laura C. Nourse
• Meter: 87.87
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: SCIENCE, Lyman F. Brackett, 1852-1937

Tune Information

• Name: WISDOM
• Composer: George Thomas Thalben-Ball, 1896-1987
• Meter: 87.87
• Incipit: 53217 65435 67132
• Key: a♭ minor
• Copyright: Public Domain