Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#39

39. While with ceaseless course the sun

1 While with ceaseless course the sun
Hasted through the dying year,
Many souls their race have run,
Never more to meet us here;

2 Fixed in an eternal state,
They have done with all below:
We a little longer wait,
But how little, none can know.

3 Thanks for mercies past receive,
Pardon, Lord, our sins anew;
Teach us henceforth how to live
With eternity in view.

4 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
• Author: John Newton (1774)
• Meter: 7s. Eight lines. No. 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Church Year: Sylvester Eve

Tune Information

• Name: BENEVENTO
• Composer: Samuel Webbe (ca. 1770)
• Meter: 7s. Eight lines. No. 10
• Key: E Major