The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#942

942. How slender is life's silver cord!

1 How slender is life's silver cord!
How soon 'tis broken here!
Each moment brings a parting word,
And many a falling tear.

2 And though these years, to mortals given,
Are filled with grief and pain,
There is a hope, the hope of heaven,
Where loved ones meet again.

3 O glorious morning! quickly come,
And wake this slumbering clay;
Touch these pale lips, so cold and dumb,
With thine immortal ray.

Text Information

• First Line: How slender is life's silver cord!
• Author: F. E. Belden
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Death and Resurrection
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: LAUREL HILL
• Composer: Unknown
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: C Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #179 or 581.