Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) ‎#81

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

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

4 There God, our King and Portion,
In fullness of His grace,
Shall we behold for ever,
And worship face to face.

Text Information

• First Line: Brief life is here our portion
• Title: Brief Life Is Here Our Portion
• Author: Bernard of Cluny (c. 1140)
• Translator: John Mason Neale (1849)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  Psalm 103:15-16
• Topic: Heaven: Eternal Home

Tune Information

• Name: ST. ALPHEGE
• Composer: Henry J. Gauntlett (1852)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6
• Key: G Major