Hymnal for Church and Home ‎#61

61. A Few More Years Shall Roll

1 A few more years shall roll,
A few more seasons come,
And we shall be with those that rest,
Asleep within the tomb.
A few more suns shall set
O'er these dark hills of time,
And we shall be where suns are not,
A far serener clime.

2 A few more storms shall beat
On this wild rocky shore,
And we shall be where tempests cease,
And surges swell no more.
A few more struggles here,
A few more partings o'er,
A few more toils, a few more tears,
And we shall weep no more.

3 'Tis but a little while,
And He shall come again,
Who died that we might live, who lives
That we with Him might reign;
Then, O my Lord, prepare
My soul for that glad day;
O wash me in Thy precious blood,
And take my sins away.

Text Information

• First Line: A few more years shall roll
• Title: A Few More Years Shall Roll
• Author: Horatius Bonar
• Meter: S. M. 8L.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1927
• Topic: New Year

Tune Information

• Name: [A few more years shall roll]
• Composer: George William Martin (1762)
• Arranger: Sir Arthur Sullivan (1874)
• Meter: S. M.8L.
• Key: D Major