Laudes Domini ‎#592

592. "Short toil"

1 Brief life is here our portion;
Brief sorrow, short-lived care;
The life, that knows no ending,
The tearless life, is there:
Oh, happy retribution!
Short toil, eternal rest;
For mortals, and for sinners,
A mansion with the blest!

2 And there is David's fountain,
And life in fullest glow;
And there the light is golden,
And milk and honey flow;
The light, that hath no evening,
The health, that hath no sore,
The life, that hath no ending,
But lasteth evermore.

3 There Jesus shall embrace us,
There Jesus be embraced,--
That spirit's food and sunshine;
Whence earthly love is chased:
Yes! God my King and Portion,
In fullness of his grace,
We then shall see for ever,
And worship face to face.

Text Information

• First Line: Brief life is here our portion
• Title: "Short toil"
• Translator: John M. Neale
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1888
• Scripture:
  Deuteronomy 3:25
  ;
  Micah 2:10
  ;
  Philippians 3:20
  ;
  Hebrews 4:9
  ;
  Revelation 7:17
  ;
  2 Corinthians 4:18

Tune Information

• Name: EWING
• Composer: A. Ewing
• Meter: 7s, 6s. D
• Key: D Major