434. The sands of time are sinking

1 The sands of time are sinking,
The dawn of heaven breaks;
The summer morn I've sighed for,
The fair, sweet morn, awakes;
Dark, dark hath been the midnight,
But day-spring is at hand,
And glory, glory dwelleth
In Immanuel's land.

2 O Christ, He is the fountain,
The deep, sweet well of love!
The streams on earth I've tasted
More deep I'll drink above:
There to an ocean fulness
His mercy doth expand,
And glory, glory dwelleth
In Immanuel's land.

3 With mercy and with judgment
My web of time He wove,
And aye the dews of sorrow
Were lustered by His love.
I'll bless the hand that guided,
I'll bless the heart that planned,
When throned where glory dwelleth
In Immanuel's land.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: The sands of time are sinking
Author: Annie Ross Cousin (1857)
Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. 7. 6. 7. 5.
Publication Date: 1950
Topic: The Life Everlasting; Eternal Life; Funeral Services (2 more...)
Tune Information
Name: RUTHERFORD
Composer: Crétien Urhan (1834)
Arranger: Edward F. Rimbault (1867)
Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. 7. 6. 7. 5.
Key: F Major



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