250. As Shadows Cast by Cloud and Sun

1. As shadows cast by cloud and sun
Flit o’er the summer grass,
So, in Thy sight, Almighty One,
Earth’s generations pass.
And as the years, an endless host,
Come swiftly pressing on,
The brightest names that earth can boast
Just glisten and are gone.

2. Yet doth the star of Bethlehem shed
A luster pure and sweet;
And still it leads, as once it led,
To the Messiah’s feet.
O Father, may that holy star
Grow every year more bright,
And send its glorious beams afar
To fill the world with light.

Text Information
First Line: As shadows cast by cloud and sun
Title: As Shadows Cast by Cloud and Sun
Author: William Bryant (1875)
Meter: CMD
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Bryant wrote this hymn for the 50th anniversary of the Church of the Messiah in Boston, Massachusetts. It was also sung at his funeral.
Tune Information
Name: GOSHEN
Composer: William Gawler (1789)
Meter: CMD
Incipit: 55435 43243 16217
Key: F Major
Copyright: Public Domain



Media
Adobe Acrobat image: Adobe Acrobat image
(Cyber Hymnal)
MIDI file: MIDI File
(Cyber Hymnal)
Noteworthy Composer score: Noteworthy Composer score
(Cyber Hymnal)
XML score: XML score
More media are available on the tune authority page.

Suggestions or corrections? Contact us