Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book ‎#401

401. Days and moments quickly flying

1 DAYS and moments quickly flying
Blend the living with the dead;
Soon shall we who sing be lying,
Each within our narrow bed.

2 Soon our souls to God who gave them
Will have sped their rapid flight;
Able now by grace to save them,
Oh, that while we can we might!

3 Jesus, infinite Redeemer,
Maker of this mighty frame;
Teach, oh, teach us to remember
What we are, and whence we came:--

4 Whence we came, and whither wending;
Soon we must through darkness go,
To inherit bliss unending,
Or eternity of woe.

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As the tree falls, so it must lie;
As the man lives, so will he die;
As the man dies, such must he be,
All through the days of eternity. Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Days and moments quickly flying
• Meter: 8, 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1893
• Topic: New Year
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Edw. Caswell.

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