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God, though this life be but a wraith
Author: Louis Untermeyer (b. 1885) Hymnal: More Hymns and Spiritual Songs #10 (1971) First Line: God, though this life is but a wraith Lyrics: 1 God, though this life is but a wraith,
Although we know not what we use,
Although we grope with little faith,
Give me the heart to fight and lost.
2 Ever insurgent let me be,
Make me more daring than devout;
From sleek contentment keep me free,
And fill me with a buoyant doubt.
3 Open my eyes to visions girt
With beauty, and with wonder lit,
But let me always see the dirt
And all that spawn and die in it.
4 Open my ears to music; let
Me thrill with spring’s first flutes and drums,
But never let me dare forget
The bitter ballad of the slums.
5 From compromise and things half done,
Keep me, with stern and stubborn pride;
And when at last, the fight is won,
God, keep me still unsatisfied.
Topics: General Languages: English Tune Title: NEW HARTFORD
God, though this life be but a wraith
God, though this life is but a wraith
Author: L. Untermeyer Hymnal: We Sing of Life #d25 (1955)
God, though this life is but a wraith
God, though this life is but a wraith
Author: L. Untermeyer Hymnal: Hymns for the Celebration of Life #d72 (1964) Languages: English
God, though this life is but a wraith
Although This Life Is But a Wraith
Author: Louis Untermeyer, 1885-1977 Hymnal: Singing the Living Tradition #85 (1993) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 Although this life is but a wraith,
although we know not what we use,
although we grope with little faith,
give me the heart to fight and lose.
2 Open my ears to music, let
me thrill with spring’s first flutes and drums —
but never let me dare forget
the bitter ballads of the slums.
3 Ever insurgent let me be,
make me more daring than devout;
from sleek contentment keep me free,
and fill me with a buoyant doubt.
4 From compromise and things half-done,
keep me, with stern and stubborn pride;
and when, at last, the fight is won,
O, keep me still unsatisfied. Topics: Transcending Mystery and Wonder Meditation and Mystical Songs; The City; Courage; Faith; Free and Responsible Search for Truth and Meaning; Integrity; Spring Languages: English Tune Title: DUNEDIN
Although This Life Is But a Wraith
