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Text:The Eternity of God and Man's Mortality
Author:Steele

IV. The Eternity of God and Man's Mortality

1 Lord, thou hast been thy childrens God,
All-powerful, wise, and good, and just,
In every age their safe abode,
Their hope, their refuge, and their trust,

2 Before thy word gave nature birth,
Or spread the starry heavens abroad,
Or form'd the varied face of earth,
From everlasting thou art God.

3 Great father of eternity,
How short are ages in thy sight!
A thousand years, how swift they fly,
Like one short silent watch of night!

4 Uncertain life, how soon it flies!
Dream of an hour, how short our bloom!
Like spring's gay verdure now we rise,
Cut down ere night to fill the tomb.

5 Teach us to count our short'ning days,
And with true diligence apply
Our hearts to wisdom's sacred ways,
That we may learn to live and die.

Text Information
First Line: Lord, thou hast been thy childrens God
Title: The Eternity of God and Man's Mortality
Author: Steele
Meter: L. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1792
Scripture:
Topic: God; Eternity: Of God; Mortality of man
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