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There is a time when moments flow

There is a time when moments flow

Tune: HEBRON (Mason)
Published in 19 hymnals


Representative Text

1 There is a time when moments flow
More happily than all beside;
It is, of all the times below,
A Sabbath of the eventide.

2 Oh, then the setting sun shines fair,
And all below, and all above,
The various forms of nature, wear
One universal garb of love.

3 And then the peace that Jesus brought,
The life of grace eternal beams,
And we, by his example taught,
Improve the life his love redeems.

4 Delightful scene! a world at rest;
A God of love; no grief, no fear;
A heavenly hope, a peaceful breast,
A smile, unsullied by a tear.

Source: The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #531

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Text Information

First Line: There is a time when moments flow
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

Instances (1 - 19 of 19)

Boston Sunday School Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d112

Boston Sunday School Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d112
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Church Harmonies #135

Church Harmonies #135

Family Singing Book. Rev ed. with Supplement #d282

Family Singing Book. Rev ed. with Supplement #d282
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Good-Will Songs #14

Good-Will Songs #14

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d423

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d423
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Hymns for Children, Selected and Altered #168

Hymns for Children, Selected and Altered #168
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Hymns for Christian Devotion #960

Hymns for Christian Devotion #960
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Hymns for Christian Devotion #960

Hymns for Christian Devotion #960

Hymns for Sunday Schools. 2nd ed. #d49

Hymns for Sunday Schools. 2nd ed. #d49

Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home #d684

Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home #d684

Selected Hymns for the Use of Children in Families or Sunday School #d100

Selected Hymns for the Use of Children in Families or Sunday School #d100

Sunday School Singing Book #d34

Sunday School Singing Book #d34

The Chapel Hymn Book (4th ed.) #d350

The Chapel Hymn Book (4th ed.) #d350

The Chapel Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d345

The Chapel Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d345
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The Disciples' Hymn Book #17

The Disciples' Hymn Book #17

The Golden Harp #d330

The Golden Harp #d330
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The Harp #198

The Harp #198
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The Harp. 2nd ed. #a198

The Harp. 2nd ed. #a198
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The Voice of Praise #531

The Voice of Praise #531
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