Psalms and Hymns to the Living God ‎#421

421. The Sands of Time Are Sinking

1 The sands of time are sinking;
the dawn of heaven breaks;
the summer morn I've sighed for,
the fair sweet morn awakes;
dark, dark has been the midnight,
but dayspring is at hand,
and glory, glory dwelleth
in Emmanuel's land.

2 The King there in His beauty
without a veil is seen;
it were a well-spent journey,
though trials lay between:
the Lamb with His fair army
on Zion's mountain stands,
and glory, glory dwelleth
in Emmanuel's land.

3 O Christ, He is the fountain,
the deep, sweet well of love!
The streams on earth I've tasted;
more deep I'll drink above:
there to an ocean fullness
His mercy doth expand,
and glory, glory dwelleth
in Emmanuel's land.

4 The bride eyes not her garment,
but her dear bridegroom's face;
I will not gaze at glory,
but on my King of grace;
not at the crown He giveth,
but on His piercéd hands;
the Lamb is all the glory
of Emmanuel's land.

Text Information

• First Line: The sands of time are sinking
• Title: The Sands of Time Are Sinking
• Adapter: Anne R. Cousin (1857)
• Author: Samuel Rutherford, 1600-1661
• Meter: 76 76 76 75
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2023
• Topic: Comfort, Death, and Glory

Tune Information

• Name: RUTHERFORD
• Composer: Chretien Urhan (1834)
• Meter: 76 76 76 75
• Key: F Major