Trinity Psalter Hymnal ‎#471

471. The Sands of Time Are Sinking

1 The sands of time are sinking,
the dawn of heaven breaks,
the summer morn I've sighed for,
the fair sweet morn awakes;
dark, dark hath been the midnight,
but dayspring is at hand,
and glory, glory dwelleth
in Emmanuel's land.

2 The King there in his beauty
without a veil is seen;
it were a well-spent journey,
though sev'n deaths lay between:
the Lamb with his fair army
doth on Mount Zion stand,
and glory, glory dwelleth
in Emmanuel's land.

3 O Christ, he is the fountain,
the deep sweet well of love!
The streams on earth I've tasted,
more deep I'll drink above:
there to an ocean fullness
his mercy doth expand,
and glory, glory dwelleth
in Emmanuel's land.

4 The bride eyes not her garment,
but her dear bridegroom's face;
I will not gaze at glory,
but on my King of grace;
not at the crown he gifteth,
but on his piercèd hand:
the Lamb is all the glory
of Emmanuel's land.

Text Information

• First Line: The sands of time are sinking
• Title: The Sands of Time Are Sinking
• Adapter: Anne R. Cousin (1857)
• Author: Samuel Rutherford, 1600-1661
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.5.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2018
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 8:8
  ;
  Isaiah 33:17
  ;
  Revelation 21:23
  ;
  Revelation 22:1-5
• Topic: Funerals; Heaven: anticipation of; Life: Brevity of; Resurrection and Glorification
• Source: Based upon Samuel Rutherford, 1600-1661

Tune Information

• Name: RUTHERFORD
• Composer: Chrétien Urhan (1734)
• Arranger: Edward F. Rimbault (1867)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.5.
• Key: F Major or modal