The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12718

12718. We Come Ere Yet The Ills Of Life

1 We come ere yet the ills of life
Have cast their shadows o’er our way,
For strength to conquer mid the strife,
And bear the burden of the day.

2 Whate’er our lot in life may be,
May we its duties well perform,
And still Thy goodness, Father see
Alike in sunshine and in storm.

3 May we our faithful teachers aid,
And grant that in their labors high,
They be not weary nor dismayed,
Ere yet the harvest time draws nigh.

4 And while within these walls we meet,
To gather words of wisdom here,
May kindly deeds and converse sweet,
Bind every heart in love sincere.

Text Information

• First Line: We come ere yet the ills of life
• Title: We Come Ere Yet The Ills Of Life
• Author: James Lombard
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: A Liturgy, with a Collection of Hymns and Chants (Boston: Able Tompkins, 1860)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: ABENDS by Herbert S. Oakeley, ALLMÄCHTIGER GOTT by Johann Crüger, AMES by Sigismund R. von Neukomm, ANGELUS by Georg Joseph

Tune Information

• Name: ARIZONA
• Composer: Robert Henry Earnshaw
• Meter: LM
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain