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[The mountains and valleys may sink and decay]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: C. S. Colborn Tune Key: G Major or modal Incipit: 33234 34554 33234

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God Never Forgets

Author: James Brand Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: The mountains and valleys may sink and decay Lyrics: 1 The mountains and valleys may sink and decay, God never forgets, And time with its restless wings onward may flee, Measuring cycles on cycles to be, Till he dips his grey plume in eternity's sea, God never forgets. 2 And youth with its buoyant hope painting the sky, God never forgets, May furl its bright pinions all bleeding and torn, Crushed to the earth by a proud world's deep scorn, And die like a star at the rising of morn, God never forgets. 3 Old age, with its silver hair rev'rend with years, God never forgets, In the cold vale of sorrow may pillow its head, Pray for the dying and weep for the dead; It drops from life's stage like a tear that is shed, God never forgets. 4 Come, then, ye that weep at the close of the day, God never forgets, Yes, come with your bonds, and your cross, and your tears, Come with your blighted hopes, cherished for years, Come, banish forebodings and bury your fears, God never forgets. Used With Tune: [The mountains and valleys may sink and decay]

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God Never Forgets

Author: James Brand Hymnal: New Sacred Quartettes for Male, Female and Mixed Voices #31 (1914) First Line: The mountains and valleys may sink and decay Lyrics: 1 The mountains and valleys may sink and decay, God never forgets, And time with its restless wings onward may flee, Measuring cycles on cycles to be, Till he dips his grey plume in eternity's sea, God never forgets. 2 And youth with its buoyant hope painting the sky, God never forgets, May furl its bright pinions all bleeding and torn, Crushed to the earth by a proud world's deep scorn, And die like a star at the rising of morn, God never forgets. 3 Old age, with its silver hair rev'rend with years, God never forgets, In the cold vale of sorrow may pillow its head, Pray for the dying and weep for the dead; It drops from life's stage like a tear that is shed, God never forgets. 4 Come, then, ye that weep at the close of the day, God never forgets, Yes, come with your bonds, and your cross, and your tears, Come with your blighted hopes, cherished for years, Come, banish forebodings and bury your fears, God never forgets. Languages: English Tune Title: [The mountains and valleys may sink and decay]
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God Never Forgets

Author: James Brand Hymnal: Sons of Praise #19 (1906) First Line: The mountains and valleys may sink and decay Languages: English Tune Title: [The mountains and valleys may sink and decay]
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God Never Forgets

Author: Rev. James Brand Hymnal: Hymns of Faith and Praise #42 (1901) First Line: The mountains and valleys may sink and decay Languages: English Tune Title: [The mountains and valleys may sink and decay]

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C. S. Colburn

1859 - 1943 Composer of "[The mountains and valleys may sink and decay]" in Hymns of Faith and Praise

C. S. Colborn

Composer of "[The mountains and valleys may sink and decay]" in New Sacred Quartettes for Male, Female and Mixed Voices

James Brand

Author of "God Never Forgets" in New Sacred Quartettes for Male, Female and Mixed Voices
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