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Brief life is here our portion
Author: John M. Neale; Bernard of Cluny Hymnal: Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #607 (1899) Topics: Brevity of Life Lyrics: 1 Brief life is here our portion;
Brief sorrow, short-lived care;
The life that knows no ending,
The tearless life, is there;
Oh, happy retribution!
Short toil, eternal rest;
For mortals, and for sinners,
A mansion with the blest!
2 There grief is turned to pleasure,--
Such pleasure as below
No human voice can utter,
No human heart can know;
And after fleshly weakness,
And after this world's night,
And after storm and whirlwind,
Are calm and joy and light.
3 For thee, O dear, dear country!
Mine eyes their vigils keep;
For very love, beholding
Thy happy name they weep:
The mention of thy glory
Is unction to the breast,
And medicine in sickness,
And love, and life, and rest.
Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. GEORGE'S, BOLTON
Brief life is here our portion
O where shall rest be found
Author: James Montgomery Hymnal: The Hymnal #638b (1921) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Topics: Brevity of Life Languages: English Tune Title: DENNIS
O where shall rest be found
How short and hasty is our life!
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #372 (1899) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Brevity of Life Lyrics: 1 How short and hasty is our life!
How vast our souls' affairs!
Yet senseless mortals vainly strive
To lavish out their years,
To lavish out their years.
2 Our days run thoughtlessly along,
Without a moment's stay;
Just like a story, or a song
We pass our lives away,
We pass our lives away.
3 God from on high invites us home,
But we march heedless on,
And ever hastening to the tomb,
Stoop downwards as we run,
Stoop downwards as we run.
4 How we deserve the deepest hell,
That slight the joys above!
What chains of vengeance should we feel,
That break such cords of love!
That break such cords of love!
5 Draw us, O Saviour, with Thy grace,
And lift our thoughts on high,
That we may end this mortal race,
And see salvation nigh,
And see salvation nigh.
Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: MORAVIAN
How short and hasty is our life!
Brief life is here our portion
Author: Rev. John Mason Nealse, 1818-1866; Bernard of Cluny Hymnal: Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #741 (1920) Meter: 7.6.7.6 Topics: Life Brevity of Languages: English Tune Title: ST. ALPHEGE
Brief life is here our portion
In the Bulb There Is a Flower
Author: Natalie Sleeth Hymnal: Voices United #703 (1996) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Topics: Brevity of Life Lyrics: 1 In the bulb there is a flower;
in the seed, an apple tree;
in cocoons, a hidden promise:
butterflies will soon be free!
In the cold and snow of winter
there's a spring that waits to be,
unrevealed until its season,
something God alone can see.
2 There's a song in every silence,
seeking word and melody;
there's a dawn in every darkness,
bringing hope to you and me.
From the past will come the future;
what it holds, a mystery,
unrevealed until its season,
something God alone can see.
3 In our end is our beginning;
in our time, infinity;
in our doubt there is believing;
in our life, eternity.
In our death, a resurrection;
at the last, a victory,
unrevealed until its season,
something God alone can see. Languages: English Tune Title: PROMISE
In the Bulb There Is a Flower
Today I Live
Author: Fred Kaan Hymnal: Voices United #493 (1996) Meter: 10.11.10.11 Topics: Brevity of Life First Line: Today I live, but once shall come my death Lyrics: 1 Today I live, but once shall come my death;
one day shall still my laughter and my crying,
bring to a halt my heartbeat and my breath:
O, give me faith for living and for dying.
2 How I shall die, or when, I do not know,
nor where, for endless is the world's horizon:
but save me, God, from thoughts that lay me low,
from morbid fears that freeze my powers of reason.
3 When earthly life shall close, as close it must,
let Jesus be my brother and my merit.
Let me without regret recall the past
then, then, into your hands commit my spirit.
4 Meanwhile I live and move and I am glad,
enjoy this life and all its interweaving;
each given day, as I take up the thread,
let love suggest my mode, my mood of living.
Tune Title: BELLEGARDE
Today I Live
Then, O my Lord, prepare my soul
Author: Rev. Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889 Hymnal: Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #739 (1920) Topics: Life Brevity of First Line: A few more years shall roll Languages: English Tune Title: CHALVEY
Then, O my Lord, prepare my soul
Days and moments quickly flying
Author: Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 Hymnal: Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #742 (1920) Topics: Life Brevity of Languages: English Tune Title: ST. SYLVESTER
Days and moments quickly flying
O God, our help in ages past
Author: Dr. Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #47 (1917) Topics: Brevity of Life Lyrics: 1. O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home:
2. Under the shadow of Thy throne,
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient in Thine arm alone,
And our defence is sure.
3. Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same.
4. A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone,
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.
5. The busy tribes of flesh and blood,
With all their cares and fears,
Are carried downward by the flood,
And lost in following years.
6. Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.
7. O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guide while life shall last,
And our eternal home. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. ANN
O God, our help in ages past
O God! our help in ages past
Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #278 (1827) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Vanity and brevity of life Scripture: Psalm 19:1-5 Languages: English
O God! our help in ages past
A few more years shall roll
Author: Horatius Bonar Hymnal: The Hymnal #618 (1921) Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Topics: Brevity of Life Languages: English Tune Title: LEOMINSTER
A few more years shall roll
Come, let us anew our journey pursue
Author: C. Wesley, 1707-1788 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #623 (1917) Topics: Brevity of Life Lyrics: 1 Come, let us anew our journey pursue,
Roll round with the year,
And never stand still till the Master appear.
2 His adorable will let us gladly fulfil,
And our talents improve,
By the patience of hope, and the labour of love.
3 Our life is a dream; our time, as a stream,
Glides swiftly away;
And the fugitive moment refuses to stay.
4 O that each in the day of His coming may say,
"I have fought my way through;
I have finished the work Thou didst give me to do."
5 O that each from his Lord may receive the glad word,
"Well and faithfully done!
Enter into My joy, and sit down on My throne." Languages: English Tune Title: DERBE
Come, let us anew our journey pursue
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Voices United #806 (1996) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Brevity of Life Lyrics: 1 O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
our shelter from the stormy blast,
and our eternal home:
2 under the shadow of thy throne
thy saints have dwelt secure;
sufficient is thine arm alone,
and our defence is sure
3 Before the hills in order stood,
or earth received its frame,
from everlasting thou art God,
to endless years the same.
4 A thousand ages, in thy sight,
are like an evening gone,
short as the watch that ends the night
before the rising sun.
5 Time like an ever-rolling stream
soon bears us all away;
we fly forgotten, as a dream
dies at the opening day.
6 O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
be thou our guide while troubles last,
and our eternal home. Scripture: Psalm 90 Tune Title: ST. ANNE
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
Work for the Night Is Coming
Author: Anna Louisa Coghil (1836-1907) Hymnal: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #552 (1972) Meter: 7.6.7.5 D Topics: Warning Message Brevity of Life First Line: Work, for the night is coming! Scripture: John 9:4 Languages: English Tune Title: WORK FOR THE NIGHT IS COMING
Work for the Night Is Coming
One Sweetly Solemn Thought
Author: Phoebe Carry (1824-1871) Hymnal: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #554 (1972) Topics: Warning Message Brevity of Life Scripture: Hebrews 11:16 Languages: English Tune Title: DULCE DOMUM
One Sweetly Solemn Thought
A Few More Years Shall Roll
Author: Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889 Hymnal: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #555 (1972) Topics: Warning Message Brevity of Life Refrain First Line: Then oh, my Lord, prepare Lyrics: 1 A few more years shall roll,
A few more seasons come;
And we shall lie with them that rest,
Asleep within the tomb.
Refrain:
Then oh, my Lord, prepare
My soul for that great day;
Oh, wash me in Thy precious blood,
And take my sins away.
2 A few more storms shall beat
On this wild, rocky shore;
And we shall be where tempests cease,
And surges swell no more. [Refrain]
3 A few more struggles here,
A few more partings o'er,
A few more toils, a few more tears,
And we shall weep no more. [Refrain]
4 A few more meetings here
Shall cheer us on our way;
And we shall reach the endless rest,
Th'eternal Sabbath-day. [Refrain] Scripture: Hebrews 9:27 Languages: English Tune Title: THE PILGRIM
A Few More Years Shall Roll
Thee we adore, eternal name
Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #277 (1827) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Vanity and brevity of life Scripture: Psalm 103:14 Languages: English
Thee we adore, eternal name
A Few More Years Shall Roll
Author: Horatius Bonar (1808-1889) Hymnal: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #553 (1972) Topics: Warning Message Brevity of Life Refrain First Line: Then, O my Lord, prepare Lyrics: 1 A few more years shall roll,
A few more seasons come;
And we shall lie with them that rest,
Asleep within the tomb.
Chorus:
Then, O my Lord, prepare
My soul for that great day;
Oh, wash me in thy precious blood
And take my sins away!
2 A few more suns shall set
O'er these dark hills of time,
And we shall be where suns are not,
A far serener clime. [Chorus]
3 A few more storms shall beat
On this wild, rocky shore;
And we shall be where tempests cease,
And surges swell no more. [Chorus]
4 A few more struggles here,
A few more partings o'er,
A few more toils, a few more tears,
And we shall weep no more. [Chorus]
5 A few more meetings here
Shall cheer us on our way;
And we shall reach the endless rest,
Th'eternal Sabbath-day. [Chorus] Scripture: Job 16:22 Languages: English Tune Title: DUNBAR
A Few More Years Shall Roll
The radiant morn hath passed away
Author: Godfrey Thring Hymnal: The Hymnal #13 (1921) Meter: 8.8.8.4 Topics: Brevity of Life Languages: English Tune Title: [THE RADIANT MORN]
The radiant morn hath passed away
My soul, repeat His praise
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #73 (1899) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Topics: Brevity of Life Lyrics: 1 My soul, repeat His praise,
Whose mercies are so great;
Whose anger is so slow to rise,
So ready to abate.
2 God will not always chide;
And, when His wrath is felt,
His strokes are fewer than our crimes,
And lighter than our guilt.
3 High as the heavens are raised
Above the ground we tread,
So far the riches of His grace
Our highest thoughts exceed.
4 His grace subdues our sins,
And His forgiving love
Far as the east is from the west
Doth all our guilt remove.
5 The pity of the Lord,
To those who fear His name,
Is such as tender parents feel;
He knows our feeble frame.
6 Our days are as the grass,
Or like the morning flower;
If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field,
It withers in an hour.
7 But Thy compassions, Lord,
To endless years endure;
And children's children ever find
Thy words of promise sure.
Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: HEMINGFORD
My soul, repeat His praise
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