Log in to make the most of Hymnary.org collections.
1 As on a hill-top gained at last,
By many a step, we stand today,
To look behind us on the past,
Before us on o’er our future way.
2 A year of Sabbaths come and gone,
Months bright with mercies meet our gaze;
Thy hand, O God, hath led us on,
Thy goodness claims our song of praise.
3 Within Thy house can we forget
Our Father’s love, so rich and free?
Can we forget the mighty debt,
Our Savior, that we owe to Thee ?
4 Oh may the year that now begins,
Behold us choose the heavenward way,
Redeem the time, forsake our sins,
And follow Thee, Lord, day by day.
5 Today to each the choice is giv’n,
How long it may be, who can tell—
On this side lies the bliss of Heav’n,
On that the awful gloom of hell.
6 Jesus, Thy pleading look we see,
Thy wounded hands, Thy thorn-wreathed brow—
Help us to yield our hearts to Thee—
To yield them all, and yield them now.
Source: The Cyber Hymnal #11659
First Line: | As on a hill-top gained at last |
Title: | As On A Hill Top Gained At Last |
Author: | James D. Burns, 1823-1864 |
Meter: | 8.8.8.8 |
Source: | Published posthumously in Memoirs and Select Remains, 1836 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Instances (1 - 1 of 1) | Title | First Line | Tune | Tune Key | Author | Meter | Scripture | Date | Subject | Source | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Cyber Hymnal #11659 | As On A Hill Top Gained At Last | As on a hill-top gained at last | KANSAS CITY | James D. Burns, 1823-1864 | LM | Published posthumously in <cite>Memoirs and Select Remains</cite>, 1836 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |