The Past and Yet to Be

We sing of the days that have passed away

Author: Mary E. Servoss
Tune: [We sing of the days that have passed away]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 We sing of the days that have passed away,
And the days that are yet to be;
For our hearts, like the woodland birds are gay,
As they chant in the morning’s early gray.

Refrain:
Praise! praise! to the Giver of all,
Praise! praise! for His mercies never fail;
And the soul that He leadeth shall never faint nor fall,
Nor the strongest foe prevail.

2 We sing of the days that have passed away,
For though stormy our sky or bright,
‘Mid the tempest so wild, or the noon-tide ray,
Our Redeemer hath led us day by day. [Refrain]

3 We sing of the days that are yet to be,
And the lamp of our faith burns clear,
For our Father from sin will keep us free,
To rejoice in the endless Jubilee. [Refrain]

Source: Wondrous Love: A Collection of Songs and Services for Sunday Schools #153

Author: Mary E. Servoss

Servoss, M. E. Hymns by this writer are in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs & Solos, 1881. (1) “Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice" (Joy in the Redeemer); and (2) "When the storms of life are raging" (Refuge in God). Another, "'Tis Jesus when the burdened heart" (Jesus, the Sinner's Friend), is in the Sunday School Union Voice of Praise, 1887. Miss Servoss was born at Schenectady, near New York. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)  Go to person page >

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First Line: We sing of the days that have passed away
Title: The Past and Yet to Be
Author: Mary E. Servoss
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Praise, praise, to the giver of all
Copyright: Public Domain

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