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Thou art passing away
Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: Thou art passing away, thou art passing away Lyrics:
1.
Thou art passing away, thou art passing away,
Thy life has been brief as a midsummer day;
Thy forehead is pale, and thy pulses are low,
And thy once blooming cheek wears the ominous glow.
2.
Thou art passing away from the beautiful earth,
Thy much loved abode, and the land of thy birth;
From its forests and fields—from its murmuring rills,
From its beautiful plains and its herbage crowned hills.
3.
Thou art passing away from thy kindred and friends,
And the last chain that bound thee, the spoiler now rends;
And thy last tones are falling on loves listening ear,
And now in thine eye shines the fond, parting tear.
4.
Thou art passing away, as the first summer rose,
That awaits not the time when the winter wind blows,
But hasteth away on the autumn's quick gale,
And scatters its odors o'er mountain and dale.
5.
The light of thy beauty has faded and gone,
For the withering chills have already come on;
Thy charms have departed—thy glory is fled;
And thou soon wilt be laid in the house of the dead.
6.
Thou shalt soon be consigned to the cold, dreary tomb,
The lot of all living—mortality's doom:
Thou shalt there sweetly rest in the calmest repose,
Undisturbed by life's cares, and unpierced by its owes.
7.
"Who, who would live always away from his God?
Away from yon heaven, the blissful abode,
where the rivers of pleasure flow o'er the bright plains,
And the noontide of glory eternally reigns?"
The Southern Harmony Text Sources: From Russell's Mind of the Winter Night
Thou art passing away
THOU ART PASSING AWAY
Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Rev. George Coles Incipit: 12321 67121 23123 Used With Text: Thou art passing away
THOU ART PASSING AWAY
Thou art passing away
Hymnal: The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) #329 (1854) Meter: 11.11.11.11 Lyrics:
1.
Thou art passing away, thou art passing away,
Thy life has been brief as a midsummer day;
Thy forehead is pale, and thy pulses are low,
And thy once blooming cheek wears the ominous glow.
2.
Thou art passing away from the beautiful earth,
Thy much loved abode, and the land of thy birth;
From its forests and fields—from its murmuring rills,
From its beautiful plains and its herbage crowned hills.
3.
Thou art passing away from thy kindred and friends,
And the last chain that bound thee, the spoiler now rends;
And thy last tones are falling on loves listening ear,
And now in thine eye shines the fond, parting tear.
4.
Thou art passing away, as the first summer rose,
That awaits not the time when the winter wind blows,
But hasteth away on the autumn's quick gale,
And scatters its odors o'er mountain and dale.
5.
The light of thy beauty has faded and gone,
For the withering chills have already come on;
Thy charms have departed—thy glory is fled;
And thou soon wilt be laid in the house of the dead.
6.
Thou shalt soon be consigned to the cold, dreary tomb,
The lot of all living—mortality's doom:
Thou shalt there sweetly rest in the calmest repose,
Undisturbed by life's cares, and unpierced by its owes.
7.
"Who, who would live always away from his God?
Away from yon heaven, the blissful abode,
where the rivers of pleasure flow o'er the bright plains,
And the noontide of glory eternally reigns?"
Languages: English Tune Title: THOU ART PASSING AWAY
Thou art passing away
Thou art passing away, thou art passing away
Hymnal: The Sacred Harp #231 (1991) Meter: 11.11.11.11 Languages: English Tune Title: THOU ART PASSING AWAY
Thou art passing away, thou art passing away
Thou art passing away, thou art passing away
Hymnal: The New Harp of Columbia #d96 (1895)
Thou art passing away, thou art passing away
George Coles
1792 - 1858 Person Name: Rev. George Coles Arranged by of "THOU ART PASSING AWAY" in The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) Rv George Coles United Kingdom 1792-1858. Born at Stewkley, England, he was converted at age 13 under John Wesley's ministry. He began preaching at age 22 and emigrated to America in 1818. He was a Methodist supply preacher on the Long Island circuit in NY and CT. The following year he became a member of the NY Conference and served several of the larger churches for several years. He married Belinda Wilson in 1820, and they had five children. They lived in several towns in NY during their lives. He served as editor of the “Christian Advocate and Journal” for 12 years, and the “Sunday School Advocate” for several years thereafter. He was a musician of some ability, and a good singer. He loved talking with children and often drew them around him. He authored “A concordance of the Holy Scriptures”, “Heroinces of Methodism”, and fiour other books. He died and is buried in Somers, NY. He kept journals, covering 50 years of activities.
John Perry
George Coles
