A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship ‎#CXXXVII

CXXXVII. God of eternity, from thee

1 God of eternity, from thee
Did infant time his being draw;
Moments and days, and months, and years,
Revolve by thy unvaried law.

2 Silent and slow they glide away;
Steady and strong the current flows;
Lost in eternity’s vast sea,
The boundless gulf from whence it rose.

3 With it the thoughtless sons of men
Before the rapids streams are borne
On to that everlasting home,
Whence not one soul can e'er return.

4 Yet while the shore on either side
Presents a gaudy, flatt'ring shew,
They gaze, in fond amazement lost,
Nor think to what a world they go.

5 Great Source of Wisdom, teach my heart
To know the price of every hour;
That time may bear me on to joys
Beyond its measure and its power.

Text Information

• First Line: God of eternity, from thee
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1789
• Topic: Life, Death, and a future State: Redeeming the Time
• Notes: Public Domain.

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