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When on my day of life the night is falling
Author: J. G. Whittier, 1807-1892 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #468a (1917) Topics: Brevity of Life; Life Brevity of Lyrics: 1 When on my day of life the night is falling,
And in the winds from unsunned spaces blown
I hear far voices out of darkness calling
My feet to paths unknown--
2 Thou, who hast made my home of life so pleasant,
Leave not its tenant when its walls decay;
O Love Divine, O Helper ever present,
Be Thou my strength and stay!
3 Be near me when all else is from me drifting
Earth, sky, home's pictures, days of shade and shine,
And kindly faces to my own uplifting
The love which answers mine.
4 I have but Thee, my Father! let Thy Spirit
Be with me then to comfort and uphold;
No gate of pearl, no branch of palm I merit,
Nor street of shining gold.
5 Suffice it if my good and ill unreckoned,
And both forgiven through Thy abounding grace
I find myself by hands familiar beckoned
Unto my fitting place.
6 Some humble door among Thy many mansions,
Some sheltering shade where sin and striving cease,
And flows for ever through heaven's green expansions
The river of Thy peace.
7 There from the music round about me stealing
I fain would learn the new and holy song.
And find at last, beneath Thy trees of healing,
The life for which I long. Languages: English Tune Title: DIADEMA
When on my day of life the night is falling
When on my day of life the night is falling
Author: J. G. Whittier, 1807-1892 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #468b (1917) Topics: Brevity of Life; Life Brevity of Lyrics: 1 When on my day of life the night is falling,
And in the winds from unsunned spaces blown
I hear far voices out of darkness calling
My feet to paths unknown--
2 Thou, who hast made my home of life so pleasant,
Leave not its tenant when its walls decay;
O Love Divine, O Helper ever present,
Be Thou my strength and stay!
3 Be near me when all else is from me drifting
Earth, sky, home's pictures, days of shade and shine,
And kindly faces to my own uplifting
The love which answers mine.
4 I have but Thee, my Father! let Thy Spirit
Be with me then to comfort and uphold;
No gate of pearl, no branch of palm I merit,
Nor street of shining gold.
5 Suffice it if my good and ill unreckoned,
And both forgiven through Thy abounding grace
I find myself by hands familiar beckoned
Unto my fitting place.
6 Some humble door among Thy many mansions,
Some sheltering shade where sin and striving cease,
And flows for ever through heaven's green expansions
The river of Thy peace.
7 There from the music round about me stealing
I fain would learn the new and holy song.
And find at last, beneath Thy trees of healing,
The life for which I long. Languages: English Tune Title: MOUNT ALLISON
When on my day of life the night is falling
Life is the time to serve the Lord
Hymnal: Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #297 (1870) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Brevity of Life; Life Brevity of Lyrics: 1 Life is the time to serve the Lord,
The time t'ensure the great reward;
And while the lamp holds out to burn,
The vilest sinner may return.
2 Life is the hour that God has given
To ’scape from hell and fly to heaven;
The day of grace, and mortals may
Secure the blessings of the day.
3 Then what my thoughts design to do,
My hands, with all your might pursue,
Since no device, nor work is found,
Nor faith, nor hope, beneath the ground.
4 There are no acts of pardon past
In the cold grave, to which we haste,
But darkness, death, and long despair
Reign in eternal silence there. Languages: English
Life is the time to serve the Lord
How short and hasty is our life!
Hymnal: Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #287 (1870) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Brevity of Life; Life Brevity of Lyrics: 1 How short and hasty is our life!
How vast our souls' affairs!
Yet senseless mortals vainly strive
To lavish out their years.
2 Our days run thoughtlessly along,
Without a moment's stay;
Just like a story, or a song
We pass our lives away.
3 God from on high invites us home,
But we march heedless on,
And ever hast'ning to the tomb,
Stoop downwards as we run.
4 How we deserve the deepest hell,
That slight the joys above!
What chains of vengeance should we feel,
That break such cords of love!
5 Draw us, O Saviour, with Thy grace,
And lift our thoughts on high,
That we may end this mortal race,
And see salvation nigh. Languages: English
How short and hasty is our life!
And am I only born to die?
Hymnal: Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #296 (1870) Topics: Brevity of Life; Life Brevity of Lyrics: 1 And am I only born to die?
And must I suddenly comply
With nature’s stern decree?
What after death for me remains?
Celestial joys, or hellish pains,
To all eternity.
2 How then ought I on earth to live,
While God prolongs the kind reprieve,
And props the house of clay;
My sole concern, my single care,
To watch, and tremble, and prepare
Against the fatal day!
3 No room for mirth or trifling here,
For worldly hope, or worldly fear,
If life so soon is gone;
If now the judge is at the door,
And all mankind must stand before
The inexorable throne!
4 Nothing is worth a thought beneath,
But how I may escape the death
That never, never dies!
How make mine own election sure;
And when I fail on earth, secure
A mansion in the skies.
5 Jesus, vouchsafe a pitying ray,
Be Thou my guide, be Thou my way
To glorious happiness.
Ah! write the pardon on my heart;
And whensoe’er I hence depart,
Let me depart in peace. Languages: English
And am I only born to die?
Peace, Perfect Peace
Author: Edward H. Bickersteth Hymnal: The Worshiping Church #598 (1990) Meter: 4.6.10 Topics: Brevity of Life; Brevity of Life Lyrics: 1 Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin?
The blood of Jesus gives us peace within.
3 Peace, perfect peace, by troubles thoughts oppressed?
To do the will of Jesus, this is rest.
3 Peace, perfect peace, when loved ones are in need?
In Jesus' keeping we are safe indeed.
4 Peace, perfect peace, the future all unknown?
We know that Jesus reigns upon the throne.
5 Peace, perfect peace, death shadowing us and ours?
Jesus Christ conquered death and all its powers.
6 Jesus is Lord! Earth's struggles soon shall cease,
And we shall come to heaven's perfect peace.
Scripture: Proverbs 27:1 Languages: English Tune Title: PAX TECUM
Peace, Perfect Peace
Hasten, O sinner, to be wise
Hymnal: Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #285 (1870) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Brevity of Life; Life Brevity of Lyrics: 1 Hasten, O sinner, to be wise,
And stay not for the morrow's sun;
The longer wisdom you despise,
The harder is she to be won.
2 Oh, hasten, mercy to implore,
And stay not for the morrow's sun,
For fear thy season should be o'er
Before this evening's course be run.
3 Hasten, O sinner, to return,
And stay not for the morrow's sun,
For fear thy lamp should fail to burn
Before the needful work is done.
4 Hasten, O sinner, to be blest,
And stay not for the morrow's sun,
For fear the curse should thee arrest
Before the morrow is begun. Languages: English
Hasten, O sinner, to be wise
Brief life is here our portion
Author: Dr. J. M. Neale, 1818-1866; Bernard of Cluny (12th century) Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #567 (1917) Topics: Brevity of Life; Life Brevity of Lyrics: 1 Brief life is here our portion;
Brief sorrow, short-lived care;
The life that knows no ending,
The tearless life, is there.
O happy retribution!
Short toil, eternal rest;
For mortals and for sinners
A mansion with the blest!
2 And now we fight the battle,
But then shall wear the crown
Of full and everlasting
And passionless renown;
But He whom now we trust in
Shall then be seen and known;
And they that know and see Him
Shall have Him for their own.
3 The morning shall awaken,
The shadows shall decay,
And each true-hearted servant
Shall shine as doth the day.
There God, our King and portion,
In fulness of His grace,
Shall we behold for ever,
And worship face to face.
4 O sweet and blessed country,
The home of God's elect!
O sweet and blessed country
That eager hearts expect!
Jesus, in mercy bring us
To that dear land of rest;
Who art, with God the Father,
And Spirit, ever blest. Languages: English Tune Title: CHENIES
Brief life is here our portion
Of All the Spirit's Gifts to Me
Author: Fred Pratt Green Hymnal: The Worshiping Church #587 (1990) Topics: Brevity of Life; Brevity of Life First Line: Of all the Spirit's gifts to me, I pray that I may never cease Scripture: Proverbs 27:1 Languages: English
Of All the Spirit's Gifts to Me
The radiant morn hath passed away
Author: Godfrey Thring, 1823-1903 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #229 (1917) Topics: Brevity of Life; Life Brevity of Lyrics: 1 The radiant morn hath passed away,
And spent too soon her golden store;
The shadows of departing day
Creep on once more.
2 Our life is but a fading dawn,
Its glorious noon how quickly past
Lead us, O Christ, when all is gone,
Safe home at last.
3 O by Thy soul-inspiring grace
Uplift our hearts to realms on high
Help us to look to that bright place
Beyond the sky,
4 Where light, and life, and joy, and peace,
In undivided empire reign,
And thronging angels never cease
Their deathless strain
5 Where saints are clothed in spotless white,
And evening shadows never fall;
Where Thou, Eternal Light of Light,
Art Lord of all. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. GABRIEL
The radiant morn hath passed away
While, with ceaseless course, the sun
Author: J. Newton, 1725-1807 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #270 (1917) Topics: Brevity of Life; Life Brevity of Lyrics: 1 While, with ceaseless course, the sun
Hasted through the circling year,
Many souls their race have run,
Never more to meet us here;
Fixed in an eternal state,
They have done with all below;
We a little longer wait,
But how little--none can know.
2 As the winged arrow flies
Speedily the mark to find;
As the lightning from the skies
Darts, and leaves no trace behind;
Swiftly thus our fleeting days
Bear us down life's rapid stream;
Upward, Lord, our spirits raise;
All below is but a dream.
3 Thanks for mercies past receive;
Pardon of our sins renew;
Teach us henceforth how to live
With eternity in view;
Bless Thy word to young and old;
Fill us with a Saviour's love;
And when life's short tale is told,
May we dwell with Him above. Languages: English Tune Title: BENEVENTO
While, with ceaseless course, the sun
Father, again in Jesus' name we meet
Author: Lady L. E. G. Whitmore, 1792-1840 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #533 (1917) Topics: Brevity of Life Lyrics: 1 Father, again in Jesus' name we meet,
And bow in penitence beneath Thy feet;
Again to Thee our contrite voices raise,
To sue for mercy, and to sing Thy praise.
2 O we would bless Thee for Thy ceaseless care,
And all Thy works from day to day declare:
Is not our life with hourly mercies crowned?
Does not Thine arm encircle us around?
3 Alas! unworthy of Thy boundless love,
Too oft with careless feet from Thee we rove;
But now, encouraged by Thy voice, we come,
Returning sinners to a Father's home.
4 O by that Name in whom all fulness dwells,
O by that Love which every love excels,
O by that Blood so freely shed for sin,
Open blest mercy's gate, and take us in. Languages: English Tune Title: PENITENTIA
Father, again in Jesus' name we meet
Days and moments quickly flying
Author: E. Caswall, 1814-1878, and others Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #577 (1917) Topics: Brevity of Life; Life Brevity of Lyrics: 1 Days and moments quickly flying
Blend the living with the dead;
Soon will you and I be lying
Each within his narrow bed.
2 Soon our souls to God who gave them
Will have sped their rapid flight:
Able now by grace to save them
O that while we can we might!
3 O by Thy power
Grant, Lord, that we
At our last hour
Fall not from Thee;
Saved by Thy grace,
Thine may we be
All through the days of eternity.
4 Jesu, merciful Redeemer,
Rouse dead souls to hear Thy voice;
Wake, O wake each idle dreamer
Now to make the eternal choice.
5 Soon before the Judge all-glorious
We with all the dead shall stand;
Saviour, over death victorious,
Place us then on Thy right hand.
6 Life passeth soon:
Death draweth near:
Keep us, good Lord,
Till Thou appear:
With Thee to live,
With Thee to die,
With Thee to reign through eternity. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. SYLVESTER
Days and moments quickly flying
The morning flowers display their sweets
Author: S. Wesley, Jr. 1691-1739 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #559 (1917) Topics: Brevity of Life; Life Brevity of Lyrics: 1 The morning flowers display their sweets,
And gay their silken leaves unfold,
As careless of the noontide heats,
As fearless of the evening cold.
2 Nipt by the wind's unkindly blast,
Parched by the sun's directer ray,
The momentary glories waste,
The short-lived beauties die away.
3 So blooms the human face divine,
When youth its pride of beauty shows;
Fairer than spring the colours shine,
And sweeter than the virgin rose.
4 Worn by the slowly rolling years,
Broken by sickness in a day,
The fading glory disappears,
The short-lived beauties die away.
5 Yet these, new rising from the tomb,
With lustre brighter far shall shine;
Revive with ever-during bloom,
Safe from diseases and decline.
6 Let sickness blast, and death devour,
If heaven must recompense our pains;
Perish the grass, and fade the flower,
If firm the word of God remains. Languages: English Tune Title: COBDEN STREET
The morning flowers display their sweets
Then, O my Lord, prepare
Author: Dr. H. Bonar, 1808-1889 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #564a (1917) Topics: Brevity of Life; Life Brevity of First Line: A few more years shall roll Lyrics: 1 A few more years shall roll,
A few more seasons wane,
And we shall be with those that rest
Till Christ shall come again:
Refrain:
Then, O my Lord, prepare
My soul for that great day;
O wash me in Thy precious blood,
And take my sins away.
2 A few more suns shall set
O'er these dark hills of time,
And we shall be where suns are not,
A far serener clime: [Refrain]
3 A few more storms shall beat
On this wild rocky shore,
And we shall be where tempests cease,
And surges swell no more: [Refrain]
4 A few more struggles here,
A few more partings o'er,
A few more toils, a few more tears,
And we shall weep no more: [Refrain]
5 A few more Sabbaths here
Shall cheer us on our way;
And we shall reach the endless rest,
The eternal Sabbath-day. [Refrain]
Languages: English Tune Title: CHALVEY
Then, O my Lord, prepare
Then, O my Lord, prepare
Author: Dr. H. Bonar, 1808-1889 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #564b (1917) Topics: Brevity of Life; Life Brevity of First Line: A few more years shall roll Lyrics: 1 A few more years shall roll,
A few more seasons wane,
And we shall be with those that rest
Till Christ shall come again:
Refrain:
Then, O my Lord, prepare
My soul for that great day;
O wash me in Thy precious blood,
And take my sins away.
2 A few more suns shall set
O'er these dark hills of time,
And we shall be where suns are not,
A far serener clime: [Refrain]
3 A few more storms shall beat
On this wild rocky shore,
And we shall be where tempests cease,
And surges swell no more: [Refrain]
4 A few more struggles here,
A few more partings o'er,
A few more toils, a few more tears,
And we shall weep no more: [Refrain]
5 A few more Sabbaths here
Shall cheer us on our way;
And we shall reach the endless rest,
The eternal Sabbath-day. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: LEOMINSTER
Then, O my Lord, prepare
Brief life is here our portion
Author: Bernard of Cluny; John M. Neale Hymnal: The Hymnal #638a (1921) Meter: 7.6.7.6 Topics: Brevity of Life Languages: English Tune Title: ST. ALPHEGE
Brief life is here our portion
Many and Great, O God, Are Your Works
Author: Joseph R. Renville; Philip Frazier; Stan McKay Hymnal: Voices United #308 (1996) Meter: Irregular Topics: Brevity of Life First Line: Many and great, O God, are your works (Katipeyiciket kisipas) Languages: Cree; English Tune Title: LACQUIPARLE
Many and Great, O God, Are Your Works
Mothering God, You Gave Me Birth
Author: Jean Wiebe Janzen; Julian (Juliana) of Norwich Hymnal: Voices United #320 (1996) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Brevity of Life Tune Title: HESPERUS (QUEBEC)
Mothering God, You Gave Me Birth
Life passeth soon
Author: Rev. Edward Caswall (1814-1878) Hymnal: Many Voices; or, Carmina Sanctorum, Evangelistic Edition with Tunes #532 (1891) Topics: Life Brevity of First Line: Days and moments quickly flying Refrain First Line: Life passeth soon, death draweth near Scripture: Job 7:1 Languages: English Tune Title: ST. SYLVESTER
Life passeth soon
Brief life is here our portion
Author: John M. Neale; Bernard of Cluny Hymnal: Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #607 (1899) Topics: Brevity of Life Lyrics: 1 Brief life is here our portion;
Brief sorrow, short-lived care;
The life that knows no ending,
The tearless life, is there;
Oh, happy retribution!
Short toil, eternal rest;
For mortals, and for sinners,
A mansion with the blest!
2 There grief is turned to pleasure,--
Such pleasure as below
No human voice can utter,
No human heart can know;
And after fleshly weakness,
And after this world's night,
And after storm and whirlwind,
Are calm and joy and light.
3 For thee, O dear, dear country!
Mine eyes their vigils keep;
For very love, beholding
Thy happy name they weep:
The mention of thy glory
Is unction to the breast,
And medicine in sickness,
And love, and life, and rest.
Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. GEORGE'S, BOLTON
Brief life is here our portion
O where shall rest be found
Author: James Montgomery Hymnal: The Hymnal #638b (1921) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Topics: Brevity of Life Languages: English Tune Title: DENNIS
O where shall rest be found
How short and hasty is our life!
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #372 (1899) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Brevity of Life Lyrics: 1 How short and hasty is our life!
How vast our souls' affairs!
Yet senseless mortals vainly strive
To lavish out their years,
To lavish out their years.
2 Our days run thoughtlessly along,
Without a moment's stay;
Just like a story, or a song
We pass our lives away,
We pass our lives away.
3 God from on high invites us home,
But we march heedless on,
And ever hastening to the tomb,
Stoop downwards as we run,
Stoop downwards as we run.
4 How we deserve the deepest hell,
That slight the joys above!
What chains of vengeance should we feel,
That break such cords of love!
That break such cords of love!
5 Draw us, O Saviour, with Thy grace,
And lift our thoughts on high,
That we may end this mortal race,
And see salvation nigh,
And see salvation nigh.
Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: MORAVIAN
How short and hasty is our life!
Brief life is here our portion
Author: Rev. John Mason Nealse, 1818-1866; Bernard of Cluny Hymnal: Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #741 (1920) Meter: 7.6.7.6 Topics: Life Brevity of Languages: English Tune Title: ST. ALPHEGE
Brief life is here our portion
In the Bulb There Is a Flower
Author: Natalie Sleeth Hymnal: Voices United #703 (1996) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Topics: Brevity of Life Lyrics: 1 In the bulb there is a flower;
in the seed, an apple tree;
in cocoons, a hidden promise:
butterflies will soon be free!
In the cold and snow of winter
there's a spring that waits to be,
unrevealed until its season,
something God alone can see.
2 There's a song in every silence,
seeking word and melody;
there's a dawn in every darkness,
bringing hope to you and me.
From the past will come the future;
what it holds, a mystery,
unrevealed until its season,
something God alone can see.
3 In our end is our beginning;
in our time, infinity;
in our doubt there is believing;
in our life, eternity.
In our death, a resurrection;
at the last, a victory,
unrevealed until its season,
something God alone can see. Languages: English Tune Title: PROMISE
In the Bulb There Is a Flower
Today I Live
Author: Fred Kaan Hymnal: Voices United #493 (1996) Meter: 10.11.10.11 Topics: Brevity of Life First Line: Today I live, but once shall come my death Lyrics: 1 Today I live, but once shall come my death;
one day shall still my laughter and my crying,
bring to a halt my heartbeat and my breath:
O, give me faith for living and for dying.
2 How I shall die, or when, I do not know,
nor where, for endless is the world's horizon:
but save me, God, from thoughts that lay me low,
from morbid fears that freeze my powers of reason.
3 When earthly life shall close, as close it must,
let Jesus be my brother and my merit.
Let me without regret recall the past
then, then, into your hands commit my spirit.
4 Meanwhile I live and move and I am glad,
enjoy this life and all its interweaving;
each given day, as I take up the thread,
let love suggest my mode, my mood of living.
Tune Title: BELLEGARDE
Today I Live
Then, O my Lord, prepare my soul
Author: Rev. Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889 Hymnal: Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #739 (1920) Topics: Life Brevity of First Line: A few more years shall roll Languages: English Tune Title: CHALVEY
Then, O my Lord, prepare my soul
Days and moments quickly flying
Author: Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 Hymnal: Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #742 (1920) Topics: Life Brevity of Languages: English Tune Title: ST. SYLVESTER
Days and moments quickly flying
O God, our help in ages past
Author: Dr. Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #47 (1917) Topics: Brevity of Life Lyrics: 1. O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home:
2. Under the shadow of Thy throne,
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient in Thine arm alone,
And our defence is sure.
3. Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same.
4. A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone,
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.
5. The busy tribes of flesh and blood,
With all their cares and fears,
Are carried downward by the flood,
And lost in following years.
6. Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.
7. O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guide while life shall last,
And our eternal home. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. ANN
O God, our help in ages past
O God! our help in ages past
Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #278 (1827) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Vanity and brevity of life Scripture: Psalm 19:1-5 Languages: English
O God! our help in ages past
A few more years shall roll
Author: Horatius Bonar Hymnal: The Hymnal #618 (1921) Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Topics: Brevity of Life Languages: English Tune Title: LEOMINSTER
A few more years shall roll
Come, let us anew our journey pursue
Author: C. Wesley, 1707-1788 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #623 (1917) Topics: Brevity of Life Lyrics: 1 Come, let us anew our journey pursue,
Roll round with the year,
And never stand still till the Master appear.
2 His adorable will let us gladly fulfil,
And our talents improve,
By the patience of hope, and the labour of love.
3 Our life is a dream; our time, as a stream,
Glides swiftly away;
And the fugitive moment refuses to stay.
4 O that each in the day of His coming may say,
"I have fought my way through;
I have finished the work Thou didst give me to do."
5 O that each from his Lord may receive the glad word,
"Well and faithfully done!
Enter into My joy, and sit down on My throne." Languages: English Tune Title: DERBE
Come, let us anew our journey pursue
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Voices United #806 (1996) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Brevity of Life Lyrics: 1 O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
our shelter from the stormy blast,
and our eternal home:
2 under the shadow of thy throne
thy saints have dwelt secure;
sufficient is thine arm alone,
and our defence is sure
3 Before the hills in order stood,
or earth received its frame,
from everlasting thou art God,
to endless years the same.
4 A thousand ages, in thy sight,
are like an evening gone,
short as the watch that ends the night
before the rising sun.
5 Time like an ever-rolling stream
soon bears us all away;
we fly forgotten, as a dream
dies at the opening day.
6 O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
be thou our guide while troubles last,
and our eternal home. Scripture: Psalm 90 Tune Title: ST. ANNE
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
Work for the Night Is Coming
Author: Anna Louisa Coghil (1836-1907) Hymnal: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #552 (1972) Meter: 7.6.7.5 D Topics: Warning Message Brevity of Life First Line: Work, for the night is coming! Scripture: John 9:4 Languages: English Tune Title: WORK FOR THE NIGHT IS COMING
Work for the Night Is Coming
One Sweetly Solemn Thought
Author: Phoebe Carry (1824-1871) Hymnal: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #554 (1972) Topics: Warning Message Brevity of Life Scripture: Hebrews 11:16 Languages: English Tune Title: DULCE DOMUM
One Sweetly Solemn Thought
A Few More Years Shall Roll
Author: Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889 Hymnal: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #555 (1972) Topics: Warning Message Brevity of Life Refrain First Line: Then oh, my Lord, prepare Lyrics: 1 A few more years shall roll,
A few more seasons come;
And we shall lie with them that rest,
Asleep within the tomb.
Refrain:
Then oh, my Lord, prepare
My soul for that great day;
Oh, wash me in Thy precious blood,
And take my sins away.
2 A few more storms shall beat
On this wild, rocky shore;
And we shall be where tempests cease,
And surges swell no more. [Refrain]
3 A few more struggles here,
A few more partings o'er,
A few more toils, a few more tears,
And we shall weep no more. [Refrain]
4 A few more meetings here
Shall cheer us on our way;
And we shall reach the endless rest,
Th'eternal Sabbath-day. [Refrain] Scripture: Hebrews 9:27 Languages: English Tune Title: THE PILGRIM
A Few More Years Shall Roll
Thee we adore, eternal name
Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #277 (1827) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Vanity and brevity of life Scripture: Psalm 103:14 Languages: English
Thee we adore, eternal name
A Few More Years Shall Roll
Author: Horatius Bonar (1808-1889) Hymnal: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #553 (1972) Topics: Warning Message Brevity of Life Refrain First Line: Then, O my Lord, prepare Lyrics: 1 A few more years shall roll,
A few more seasons come;
And we shall lie with them that rest,
Asleep within the tomb.
Chorus:
Then, O my Lord, prepare
My soul for that great day;
Oh, wash me in thy precious blood
And take my sins away!
2 A few more suns shall set
O'er these dark hills of time,
And we shall be where suns are not,
A far serener clime. [Chorus]
3 A few more storms shall beat
On this wild, rocky shore;
And we shall be where tempests cease,
And surges swell no more. [Chorus]
4 A few more struggles here,
A few more partings o'er,
A few more toils, a few more tears,
And we shall weep no more. [Chorus]
5 A few more meetings here
Shall cheer us on our way;
And we shall reach the endless rest,
Th'eternal Sabbath-day. [Chorus] Scripture: Job 16:22 Languages: English Tune Title: DUNBAR
A Few More Years Shall Roll
The radiant morn hath passed away
Author: Godfrey Thring Hymnal: The Hymnal #13 (1921) Meter: 8.8.8.4 Topics: Brevity of Life Languages: English Tune Title: [THE RADIANT MORN]
The radiant morn hath passed away
My soul, repeat His praise
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #73 (1899) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Topics: Brevity of Life Lyrics: 1 My soul, repeat His praise,
Whose mercies are so great;
Whose anger is so slow to rise,
So ready to abate.
2 God will not always chide;
And, when His wrath is felt,
His strokes are fewer than our crimes,
And lighter than our guilt.
3 High as the heavens are raised
Above the ground we tread,
So far the riches of His grace
Our highest thoughts exceed.
4 His grace subdues our sins,
And His forgiving love
Far as the east is from the west
Doth all our guilt remove.
5 The pity of the Lord,
To those who fear His name,
Is such as tender parents feel;
He knows our feeble frame.
6 Our days are as the grass,
Or like the morning flower;
If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field,
It withers in an hour.
7 But Thy compassions, Lord,
To endless years endure;
And children's children ever find
Thy words of promise sure.
Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: HEMINGFORD
My soul, repeat His praise
O God, the Rock of Ages
Author: Edward H. Bickersteth Hymnal: Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #78 (1899) Topics: Brevity of Life Lyrics: 1 O God, the Rock of Ages,
Who evermore hast been,
What time the tempest rages,
Our dwelling-place serene:
Before Thy first creations,
O Lord, the same as now,
To endless generations,
The Everlasting Thou!
2 Our years are like the shadows
On sunny hills that lie,
Or grasses in the meadows
That blossom but to die:
A sleep, a dream, a story,
By strangers quickly told,
An unremaining glory
Of things that soon are old.
3 O Thou, who canst not slumber,
Whose light grows never pale,
Teach us aright to number
Our years before they fail!
On us Thy mercy lighten,
On us Thy goodness rest,
And let Thy Spirit brighten
The hearts Thyself hast blessed!
Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: MIRIAM
O God, the Rock of Ages
O God, the rock of ages
Author: Edward H. Bickersteth Hymnal: The Hymnal #89 (1921) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Topics: Brevity of Life Languages: English Tune Title: SCHUBERT
O God, the rock of ages
O teach thou us to count our days
Hymnal: Bible Songs #95 (1879) Topics: Brevity of Life Scripture: Psalm 90:6-8 Languages: English Tune Title: JESUS OF NAZARETH PASSETH BY
O teach thou us to count our days
Our God, Our Help in Ages Past
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: The Hymnal #117 (1921) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Brevity of Life Scripture: Psalm 90 Languages: English Tune Title: ST. ANNE
Our God, Our Help in Ages Past
A few more years shall roll
Author: Horatius Bonar Hymnal: Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #195 (1899) Topics: Brevity of Life Lyrics: 1 A few more years shall roll,
A few more seasons come;
And we shall be with those that rest,
Asleep within the tomb:
Then, O my Lord, prepare
My soul for that great day;
Oh, wash me in Thy precious blood,
And take my sins away.
2 A few more storms shall beat
On this wild, rocky shore;
And we shall be where tempests cease,
And surges swell no more:
Then, O my Lord, prepare
My soul for that calm day;
Oh, wash me in Thy precious blood,
And take my sins away!
3 A few more struggles here,
A few more partings o'er,
A few more toils, a few more tears,
And we shall weep no more:
Then, O my Lord, prepare
My soul for that blest day;
Oh, wash me in Thy precious blood,
And take my sins away!
4 A few more Sabbaths here,
Shall cheer us on our way;
And we shall reach the endless rest,
Th'eternal Sabbath-day:
Then, O my Lord, prepare
My soul for that sweet day;
Oh, wash me in Thy precious blood,
And take my sins away!
5 'Tis but a little while
And He shall come again,
Who died that we might live, who lives
That we with Him may reign;
Then, O my Lord, prepare
My soul for that sweet day;
Oh, wash me in Thy precious blood,
And take my sins away!
Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: BONAR
A few more years shall roll
God Created Heaven and Earth
Author: Clare Anderson; Boris Anderson Hymnal: Voices United #251 (1996) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Topics: Brevity of Life Languages: English Tune Title: TOA-SIA
God Created Heaven and Earth
Work, for the night is coming
Author: Anna L. Coghill Hymnal: The Hymnal #370 (1921) Meter: 7.6.7.5 D Topics: Brevity of Life Languages: English Tune Title: WORK SONG
Work, for the night is coming
A few more years shall roll
Author: Horatius Bonar Hymnal: The Sanctuary Hymnal, published by Order of the General Conference of the United Brethren in Christ #491 (1914) Topics: The Last Things Brevity of Life Tune Title: CHALVEY
A few more years shall roll
Lo on a narrow neck of land
Author: Charles Wesley Hymnal: The Sanctuary Hymnal, published by Order of the General Conference of the United Brethren in Christ #492 (1914) Topics: The Last Things Brevity of Life Tune Title: MERIBAH
Lo on a narrow neck of land
One sweetly solemn thought
Author: Phoebe Cary Hymnal: The Sanctuary Hymnal, published by Order of the General Conference of the United Brethren in Christ #493 (1914) Topics: The Last Things Brevity of Life Tune Title: DOLCE DOMUM
One sweetly solemn thought
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