The Voice of Praise ‎#914

914. Eternity! eternity! How long art thou, eternity!

1 Eternity! eternity!
How long art thou, eternity!
Yet onward still to thee we speed,
As to the fight th' impatient steed.

2 As ship to port, or shaft from bow,
Or swift as couriers homeward go;
Mark well, O man, eternity!
Eternity! eternity!

3 Eternity! eternity!
How long art thou, eternity!
As in a ball's concentric round
No starting-point nor end is found;

4 So thou, eternity, so vast,
No entrance and no exit hast;
Mark well, O man, eternity!
Eternity! eternity!

Text Information

• First Line: Eternity! eternity! How long art thou, eternity!
• Author: Coxe
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Topic: Time and Eternity; Eternity's Duration

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