The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#56

56. Ere mountains reared their forms sublime

1 Ere mountains reared their forms sublime,
Or heaven and earth in order stood,
Before the birth of ancient time,
From everlasting thou art God.

2 A thousand ages, in their flight,
With thee are as a fleeting day;
Past, present, future, to thy sight
At once their various scenes display.

3 But our brief life's a shadowy dream,
A passing thought, that soon is o'er,
That fades with morning's earliest beam,
And fills the musing mind no more.

4 To us, O Lord, the wisdom give,
Each passing moment so to spend
That we at length with thee may live,
Where life and bliss shall never end.

Text Information

• First Line: Ere mountains reared their forms sublime
• Author: Harriet Auber
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Worship: Attributes and Providence of God

Tune Information

• Name: ROTHWELL
• Composer: William Tansur
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: E Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #19, 592, or 108.