The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the Most Approved Authors ‎#III

III. The Eternity of God, and Man's Mortality

1 Lord, thou hast been thy children's God,
All-powerful, wise and good, and just,
In every age their safe abode,
Their hope, their refuge, and their trust,

2 Before thy word gave nature birth,
Or spread the starry heavens abroad,
Or formed the varied face of earth,
From everlasting thou art God.

3 Great father of eternity,
How short are ages in thy sight!
A thousand years, how swift they fly,
Like one short silent watch of night!

4 Uncertain life, how soon it flies!
Dream of an hour, how short our bloom!
Like spring's gay verdure now we rise,
Cut down ere night to fill the tomb.

5 Teach us to count our shortening days,
And with true diligence apply
Our hearts to wisdom's sacred ways,
That we may learn to live and die.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, thou hast been thy children's God
• Title: The Eternity of God, and Man's Mortality
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1799
• Scripture:
  Psalm 90
• Topic: God: His Eternity; Man: His mortality

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