The Hymnal ‎#95

95. Life of ages, richly poured

1 Life of ages, richly poured,
Love of God, unspent and free,
Flowing in the prophet’s word,
And the people’s liberty;

2 Breathing in the thinker’s creed;
Pulsing in the hero’s blood;
Nerving simplest thought and deed;
Freshening time with truth and good;

3 Consecrating art and song,
Holy book and pilgrim track;
Hurling floods of tyrant wrong
From the sacred limits back—

4 Life of ages, richly poured,
Love of God, unspent and free,
Flow still in the prophet’s word,
And the people’s liberty!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Life of ages, richly poured
• Author: Rev. Samuel Johnson (1864)
• Meter: 7. 7. 7. 7.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: God the Father: His Love and Fatherhood; Art and Song Service; Dedication Services: Of Memorial Gifts; God: Love and Fatherhood, His; Installations: Minister of Music; Memorial Days; Musical Services; Nation, The; Social Progress
• Copyright: From "Songs of Praise." Used by permission of the Oxford University Press.

Tune Information

• Name: HORSHAM
• Meter: 7. 7. 7. 7.
• Key: E Major
• Copyright: From "Songs of Praise." Used by permission of the Oxford University Press.