The Hymnal ‎#627

627. Brief life is here our portion

1 Brief life is here our portion,
Brief sorrow, short-lived care;
The life that knows no ending,
The tearless life is there.

2 O happy retribution!
Short toil, eternal rest;
For mortals and for sinners
A mansion with the blest!

3 And now we fight the battle,
But then shall wear the crown
Of full and everlasting
And passionless renown;

4 And now we watch and struggle,
And now we live in hope,
And Zion in her anguish
With Babylon must cope;

5 But He, whom now we trust in,
Shall then be seen and known;
And they that know and see Him
Shall have Him for their own.

6 The morning shall awaken,
And shadows shall decay,
And each true-hearted servant
Shall shine as doth the day.

7 Yes, God, my King and Portion,
In fullness of His grace,
We then shall see for ever,
And worship face to face.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Brief life is here our portion
• Translator: Rev. John M. Neale (1851, v. 6, line 1, alt.)
• Author: Bernard of Cluny (c. 1145)
• Publication Date: 1895

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