Author: William Channing Gannett, 1840-1923 Hymnal: Singing the Living Tradition #187 (1993) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Lyrics: 1 It sounds along the ages,
soul answering to soul;
it kindles on the pages
of every Bible scroll;
the psalmist heard and sang it,
from martyr lips it broke,
and prophet tongues out-rang it
till sleeping nations woke.
2 From Sinai’s cliffs it echoed,
it breathed from Buddha’s tree,
it charmed in Athens’ market,
it hallowed Galilee;
the hammer stroke of Luther,
the Pilgrims’ seaside prayer,
the oracles of Concord
one holy word declare.
3 It calls — and lo, new justice!
It speaks — and lo, new truth!
In ever nobler stature
and unexhausted youth.
Forever on resounding,
and knowing nought of time,
our laws but catch the music
of its eternal chime. Topics: Wisdom from the World's Religions Our Common Ground; The Living Tradition; Truth; World Community Languages: English Tune Title: FAR OFF LANDS
It Sounds Along the Ages