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Mortality and Immortality

Before my journey is complete

Tune: LOUVAN
Published in 3 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Before my journey is complete
My vigor fails, my years decline;
My God, O spare me, I entreat;
The days of life are wholly Thine.

2 O cut not short my life's brief day,
O thou Whose years eternal run,
Thou Who didst earth's foundations lay,
Creator of the stars and sun.

3 The earth and heavens shall pass away,
Like vesture worn and laid aside,
But changeless thou shalt live for aye,
Thy years forever shall abide.

4 Thy servants' children shall remain
For ever more before Thy face;
Enduring honor they shall gain,
Established ever in thy grace.

The Psalter: with responsive readings, 1912

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Text Information

First Line: Before my journey is complete
Title: Mortality and Immortality
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #416
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