Hymnal: A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #370 (1845) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Hymnal Title: A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship First Line: God of eternity! from thee Lyrics: 1 God of eternity! from thee
Did infant time his being draw;
Moments and days, and months and years,
Revolve, by thy unvari'd law.
2 Silent and slow they glide away;
Steady and strong the current flows;
Lost in eternity’s wide sea,
The boundless gulf from which it rose.
3 Thoughtless and vain, our mortal race
Along the mighty stream are borne
On to their everlasting home,--
That country whence there's no return.
4 Yet while the shore on either side
Presents a gaudy, flatt'ring show,
We gaze, in fond amazement lost,
Nor think to what a world we go.
5 Great source of wisdom! teach my heart
To know the price of ev'ry hour;
That time may bear me on to joys
Beyond its measure and its pow'r. Topics: Consummation of Things Death Languages: English
Numbering our Days