Eternity Anticipated

Eternity is just at hand

Author: Anne Steele
Published in 141 hymnals

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1 Eternity is just at hand!--
And shall I waste my ebbing sand;
And careless view departing day,
And throw my inch of time away?

2 But an eternity there is
Of endless wo, or endless bliss;
And swift as time fulfils its round,
We to eternity are bound.

3 What countless millions of mankind
Have left this fleeting world behind!
They're gone! but where?--ah, pause and see,
Gone to a long eternity.

4 Sinner! canst thou for ever dwell
In all the fiery deeps of hell;
And is death nothing, then, to thee;
Death, and a dread eternity?


Source: Hymns, Selected and Original: for public and private worship (1st ed.) #242

Author: Anne Steele

Anne Steele was the daughter of Particular Baptist preacher and timber merchant William Steele. She spent her entire life in Broughton, Hampshire, near the southern coast of England, and devoted much of her time to writing. Some accounts of her life portray her as a lonely, melancholy invalid, but a revival of research in the last decade indicates that she had been more active and social than what was previously thought. She was theologically conversant with Dissenting ministers and "found herself at the centre of a literary circle that included family members from various generations, as well as local literati." She chose a life of singleness to focus on her craft. Before Christmas in 1742, she declined a marriage proposal from contemporar… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Eternity is just at hand
Title: Eternity Anticipated
Author: Anne Steele
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Baptist Sabbath School Hymn Book #d83

The Chapel Hymn Book (4th ed.) #d93

The Chapel Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d89

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The Choice #H514

The Choice #H514

The Christian Hymn Book #d147

The Christian Hymn Book. 7th ed. #d150

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The Christian Melodist #493

The Christian Psalmist #d159

The Christian Psalmist (Numeral ed.) 10th ed., 1st rev. ed. #d87

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The Christian Psalmist #568

The Church Harp. Rev. ed. #d33

The Church Hymn Book #d234

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The Cluster of Spiritual Songs, Divine Hymns and Sacred Poems #CCCLXXII

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The Devotional Hymn and Tune Book #376

The Devotional Hymn Book #d123

The Good Old Songs #d140

The Good Old Songs #d139

The Halifax Selection of Hymns #d107

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The Hymn Book of the African Methodist Episcopal Church #687

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The Primitive Baptist Hymnal #168

The Primitive Hymns #d152

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The Psalmist #S21

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The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #1266

The Republican Hymn Book #154

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The Social and Sabbath School Hymn-Book. (5th ed.) #238

The South Western Psalmist #d90

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The Vestry Singing Book #147b

The Western Harp #d50

Union Hymns. Rev. #d86

Union Hymns. Rev. #d87

Village Hymns #579

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Village hymns for social worship, selected and original #579

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Village hymns for social worship, selected and original #579

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Village Hymns for Social Worship, Selected and Original #579

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Waters' Choral Harp #77

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Young Singer's Friend #a84

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Zion's Refreshing Showers #73b

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