7727. While with Ceaseless Course the Sun

1. While with ceaseless course the sun
Hasted through the former year,
Many souls their race have run,
Never more to meet us here;
Fixed in an eternal fate,
They have done with all below;
We a little longer wait,
But how little—none can know.

2. As the wingèd arrow flies
Speedily the mark to find;
As the lightning from the skies
Darts, and leaves no trace behind;
Swiftly thus our fleeting days
Bear us down life’s rapid stream;
Upwards, Lord, our spirits raise,
All below is but a dream.

3. Thanks for mercies past receive,
Pardon of our sins renew;
Teach us, henceforth, how to live
With eternity in view:
Bless Thy Word to young and old,
Fill us with a Savior’s love;
And when life’s short tale is told,
May we dwell with Thee above.

Text Information
First Line: While with ceaseless course the sun
Title: While with Ceaseless Course the Sun
Author: John Newton (1779)
Meter: 77.77 D
Language: English
Source: Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779), page 182
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: BENEVENTO
Composer: Samuel Webbe, Sr. (1792, arr.)
Meter: 77.77 D
Incipit: 11113 21222 24323
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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