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Time, what an empty vapour 'tis
Hymnal: Church Psalmody #605 (1845) Languages: English
Time, what an empty vapour 'tis
Time! what an empty vapour 'tis!
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Hymnal: The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #639 (1835)
Time! what an empty vapour 'tis!
Time, what an empty vapour 'tis
Hymnal: The Good Old Songs #673 (1914) Languages: English Tune Title: FLEETING DAYS
Time, what an empty vapour 'tis
Shortness of Life and the Goodness of God
Author: Watts Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) #498 (1844) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Time! what an empty vapour 'tis! Lyrics: 1 Time! what an empty vapour ’tis!
And days how swift they are!
Swift as an Indian arrow flies,
Or like a shooting star.
2 [The present moments just appear,
Then slide away in haste,
That we can never say, “They’re here,”
But only say “They’re past.”]
3 [Our life is ever on the wing,
And death is ever nigh;
The moment when our lives begin,
We all begin to die.]
4 Yet, mighty God! our fleeting days
Thy lasting favours share;
Yet with the bounties of thy grace,
Thou load’st the rolling year.
5 ’Tis sovereign mercy finds us food,
And we are clothed with love;
While grace stands pointing out the road
That leads our souls above.
6 His goodness runs an endless round;
All glory to the Lord!
His mercy never knows a bound;
And be his name adored.
7 Thus we begin the lasting song,
And, when we close our eyes,
Let the next age thy praise prolong
Till time and nature dies.
Topics: Time Languages: English
Shortness of Life and the Goodness of God
The Shortness of Life
Hymnal: A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #XXXV (1737) First Line: Time, what an empty Vapour 'tis Lyrics: 1 Time, what an empty Vapour 'tis!
And Days how swift they are!
Swift as an Indian Arrow flies,
Or like a shooting Star!
2 The present Moments just appear,
Then slide away in haste,
That we can never say, they're here!
But only say, they're past!
3 Our Life is ever on the Wing,
And Death is ever nigh;
The Moment when our Lives begin
We all begin to die.
4 Yet, mighty God, our fleeting Days
Thy lasting Favours share;
Yet with the Bounties of thy Grace
Thou load'st the rolling Year.
5 'Tis sovereign Mercy finds us Food,
And we are cloath'd by Love;
While Grace stands pointing out the Road
That leads our Souls above.
6 Thy Goodness runs an endless Round!
All Glory to the Lord!
Thy Mercy never knows a Bound,
Be thy great Name ador'd!
7 Thus we begin the lasting Song,
And when we close our Eyes,
Let following Times thy Praise prolong,
Till Time and Nature dies. Languages: English
The Shortness of Life
The shortness of life, and the goodness of God
Hymnal: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, in Three Books #II.LVIII (1793) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: Time! what an empty vapour 'tis! Lyrics: 1 Time! what an empty vapour ’tis!
And days, how swift they are!
Swift as an Indian arrow flies,
Or like a shooting star.
2 [The present moments just appear,
Then slide away in haste,
That we can never say, “They’re here;”
But only say “They’re past.”]
3 [Our life is ever on the wing,
And death is ever nigh;
The moment when our lives begin,
We all begin to die.]
4 Yet, mighty God! our fleeting days
Thy lasting favours share;
Yet with the bounties of thy grace,
Thou load’st the rolling year.
5 ’Tis sovereign mercy finds us food,
And we are cloth'd with love:
While grace stands pointing out the road,
That leads our souls above.
6 His goodness runs an endless round;
All glory to the Lord!
His mercy never knows a bound;
And be his name ador'd!
7 Thus we begin the lasting song;
And, when we close our eyes,
Let the next age thy praise prolong.
Till time and nature dies. Languages: English
The shortness of life, and the goodness of God
Shortness of Life and goodness of God
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) #XLI (1786) First Line: Time, what an empty vapour 'tis! Lyrics: 1 Time, what an empty vapuor 'tis!
And days, how swift they are!
Swift as a feather'd arrow flies,
Or like a shooting star.
2 Our life is ever on the wing,
And death is ever nigh;
The moment when our lives begin,
We all begin to die.
3 Yet, mighty God! our fleeting days
Thy lasting favours share;
And still the bounties of thy grace
Enrich the rolling years.
4 'Tis sovereign mercy finds us food,
And we are cloth'd by love;
While grace stands pointing out the road,
That leads our souls above.
5 Thus we begin the lasting song;
And when we close our eyes,
Let the next age thy praise prolong,
'Till time and nature dies. Languages: English
Shortness of Life and goodness of God
Shortness of Life and goodness of God
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) #XLI (1786) First Line: Time, what an empty vapour 'tis! Lyrics: 1 Time, what an empty vapuor 'tis!
And days, how swift they are!
Swift as a feather'd arrow flies,
Or like a shooting star.
2 Our life is ever on the wing,
And death is ever nigh;
The moment when our lives begin,
We all begin to die.
3 Yet, mighty God! our fleeting days
Thy lasting favours share;
And still the bounties of thy grace
Enrich the rolling years.
4 'Tis sovereign mercy finds us food,
And we are cloth'd by love;
While grace stands pointing out the road,
That leads our souls above.
5 Thus we begin the lasting song;
And when we close our eyes,
Let the next age thy praise prolong,
'Till time and nature dies. Languages: English
Shortness of Life and goodness of God
Shortness of Life and goodness of God
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #XLI (1787) First Line: Time, what an empty vapour 'tis! Lyrics: 1 Time, what an empty vapuor 'tis!
And days, how swift they are!
Swift as a feather'd arrow flies,
Or like a shooting star.
2 Our life is ever on the wing,
And death is ever nigh;
The moment when our lives begin,
We all begin to die.
3 Yet, mighty God! our fleeting days
Thy lasting favours share;
And still the bounties of thy grace
Enrich the rolling years.
4 'Tis sovereign mercy finds us food,
And we are cloth'd by love;
While grace stands pointing out the road,
That leads our souls above.
5 Thus we begin the lasting song;
And when we close our eyes,
Let the next age thy praise prolong,
'Till time and nature dies. Languages: English
Shortness of Life and goodness of God
Shortness of Life and goodness of God
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #XLI (1790) First Line: Time, what an empty vapour 'tis! Lyrics: 1 Time, what an empty vapuor 'tis!
And days, how swift they are!
Swift as a feather'd arrow flies,
Or like a shooting star.
2 Our life is ever on the wing,
And death is ever nigh;
The moment when our lives begin,
We all begin to die.
3 Yet, mighty God! our fleeting days
Thy lasting favours share;
And still the bounties of thy grace
Enrich the rolling years.
4 'Tis sovereign mercy finds us food,
And we are cloth'd by love;
While grace stands pointing out the road,
That leads our souls above.
5 Thus we begin the lasting song;
And when we close our eyes,
Let the next age thy praise prolong,
'Till time and nature dies. Languages: English
Shortness of Life and goodness of God
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