All Yesterday Is Past

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All yesterday is past

Author: Baptist W. Noel
Tune: SELLINGE
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 All yesterday is past,
Tomorrow’s not our own;
Today may be our final chance
To bow before the throne.

2 Tomorrow, Lord is Thine,
Lodged in Thy sovereign hand;
And if its sun arise and shine,
It shines by Thy command.

3 The present moment flies
And bears our life away;
Oh, make the careless truly wise,
That they may live today.

4 Hear ye His voice today,
And harden not your heart;
Tomorrow He in justice may
Pronounce the doom, Depart.

5 Upon a fleeting hour
Eternity is hung;
Lord, waken by Thy mighty power
The agèd and the young.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #13978

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Author: Baptist W. Noel

Noel, Hon. Baptist Wriothesley, M.A., younger son of Sir Gerard Noel Noel, Bart., and brother of the Earl of Gainsborough, was born at Leithmont, near Leith, July 10, 1799, and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. Taking Holy Orders he was for some time Incumbent of St. John's Episcopal Chapel, Bedford Row, London, and Chaplain to the Queen; but in 1848 he seceded from the Church of England, and subsequently became a Baptist Minister. He was pastor of St. John's Street Chapel, Bedford Row, until 1868. He died Jan. 19, 1873. His prose works, about twelve in all, were published between 1847 and 1863. His association with hymnology is through:— (1) A Selection of Psalms and Hymns adapted chiefly for Congregational and Social Worship by… Go to person page >

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First Line:	All yesterday is past
Title:	All Yesterday Is Past
Author:	Baptist W. Noel
Source:	A Selection of Psalms and Hymns, Adapted Chiefly for Congregationla and Social Worship (London: B. W. Gardiner)
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain