The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#496

496. My days are gliding swiftly by

1 My days are gliding swiftly by,
And I, a pilgrim stranger,
Would not detain them as they fly
Those hours of toil and danger;

Chorus:
For O, we stand on Jordan's strand,
And soon we'll all pass over;
And just before, the shining shore
We may almost discover.

2 We'll gird our loins, my brethren dear,
Our distant home discerning;
Our absent Lord has left us word,
Let every lamp be burning. [Chorus]

3 Should coming days be cold and dark,
We need not cease our singing;
That perfect rest naught can molest,
Where golden harps are ringing. [Chorus]

4 Let sorrow's rudest tempest blow,
Each cord on earth to sever,
Our King says, Come, and there's our home,
Forever, O forever! [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: My days are gliding swiftly by
• Author: David Nelson
• Refrain First Line: For O, we stand on Jordan's strand
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Hymns for Social Worship

Tune Information

• Name: SHINING SHORE
• Composer: Geo. F. Root
• Meter: 8s & 7s, P
• Key: G Major or modal