 A thousand ages in Thy sight Are like an evening gone, Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. 5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away ; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day.  Hymns for the Sanctuary - Seite 67von West Church (Boston, Mass.) - 1849 - 520 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Isaac Watts - 1821 - 608 Seiten
...thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure : Sufficient is thine arm alone, And our defence is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received...everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 Thy word commands our flesh to dust, " Return ye sons of men ;" All nations rose from earth at first.... | |
 | Charles Sleech Hawtrey - 1822 - 478 Seiten
...order stood, Or earth receiv'd her frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. A thousand ages in thy sight* Are like an evening...watch that ends the night, Before the rising sun. O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come ; Be lliou our guard while life shall last,... | |
 | Youth's instructor - 1830 - 542 Seiten
...affairs, the words of Dr. Watts, which we sing so frequently at home, came forcibly to my mind : — " Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons...fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. " The busy tribes of flesh and blood, With all their cares and fears, Are carried downward by the flood,... | |
 | Selection - 1822 - 276 Seiten
...thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure ; Sufficient is thine arm alone, And our defence is sure. 3 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons...fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. 4 Like flowery fields the nations stand Pleased with the morning light ; The flowers beneath the mower's... | |
 | Central Universalist Society (Boston, Mass.) - 1823 - 408 Seiten
...ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home ! 2 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received...watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. 4 But, like an ever-flowing stream, Time bears its sons away ; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at... | |
 | West Church (Boston, Mass.) - 1823 - 376 Seiten
...ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home ! 2 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received...the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. o * 4 Time like an overflowing stream, Bears all its sons away ; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies... | |
 | Henry Devereux Sewall - 1824 - 418 Seiten
...past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home ! (SSG) 2 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received...watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. 4 But, like an ever-flowing stream, Time bears its sons away; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at... | |
 | Primitive Methodists, Hugh Bourne - 1824 - 394 Seiten
...order stood, Or earth receiv'd her frame, From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages in thy sight, Are like an evening...watch that ends the night, Before the rising sun. 5 The busy tribes of flesh and blood, With all their cares and fears, Are carried downward by the flood,... | |
 | 1824 - 636 Seiten
...in thy sight Are like an ev'ning gone ; Our lives soon vanish, as the night Before the rising sun. 5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons...away ; They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the op'ning day. 6 O GOD, our help in ages past, Our hope for time to come, Preserve us still while life... | |
 | S B Haslam - 1824 - 658 Seiten
...sight Are like an ev'ning gone ; • Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. 5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons...away ; They fly, forgotten, as a drea'm Dies at the op'ning day. 6 Our God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be thou our guard while... | |
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