The Voice of Praise ‎#912

912. God of eternity! from thee

1 God of eternity! from thee
Did infant time its being draw;
Moments and days, and months and years,
Revolve by thine unvaried law.

2 Silent and swift they glide away;
Steady and strong the current flows,
Lost in eternity's wide sea,
The boundless gulf from whence it rose.

3 With it the thoughtless sons of men
Before the rapid stream are borne
On to their everlasting home,
Whence not one soul can e'er return.

4 Great Source of wisdom! teach our hearts
To know the price of every hour,
That time may bear us on to joys
Beyond its measure and its power.

Text Information

• First Line: God of eternity! from thee
• Author: Doddridge
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Topic: Time and Eternity; Redeeming the Time

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