Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#318

318. A few More Years Shall Roll

1 A few more years shall roll,
A few more seasons come,
And we shall be with those that rest,
Asleep within the tomb:
Then, O my Lord, prepare
My soul for that great day;
Oh, wash me in Thy precious blood,
And take my sins away!

2 A few more storms shall beat
On this wild rocky shore,
And we shall be where tempests cease,
And surges swell no more.
A few more struggles here,
A few more partings o'er,
A few more toils, a few more tears,
And we shall weep no more.

3 'Tis but a little while
And He shall come again,
Who died that we might live, who lives
That we with Him may reign:
Then, O my Lord, prepare
My soul for that glad day;
Oh, wash me in Thy precious blood,
And take my sins away!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: A few more years shall roll
• Title: A few More Years Shall Roll
• Author: Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889 (1844)
• Meter: S. M. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Death and Resurrection

Tune Information

• Name: CHALVEY
• Composer: Rev. Leighton George Hayne, Mus. Doc., 1836-1883 (1868)
• Meter: S. M. D.