Years Pass Away.
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If on an unseen rock I strand,
Let me in peace go down;
If I but feel Thy loving hand,
I'll fear not death's grim frown.
Through this world's scenes, where'er I be,
Oh! ever be my guide;
And draw me closer, Lord, to,Thee,
And there let me abide.
Let me in peace go down;
If I but feel Thy loving hand,
I'll fear not death's grim frown.
Through this world's scenes, where'er I be,
Oh! ever be my guide;
And draw me closer, Lord, to,Thee,
And there let me abide.
YEARS PASS AWAY.
::Years pass away,
Bright hopes decay,
And long before the hair is gray,
A shade of gloom
From the cold tomb
Darkens the lustre of life's day.
Bright hopes decay,
And long before the hair is gray,
A shade of gloom
From the cold tomb
Darkens the lustre of life's day.
Romances fade,
Cares bow the head
Before life's strife is e'en begun;
The weary heart
In noonday's heat
Must disenchanted toil alone.
Cares bow the head
Before life's strife is e'en begun;
The weary heart
In noonday's heat
Must disenchanted toil alone.
Then love's sweet bloom
In winter's gloom
Often blossoms in sullen hate,
And beauty's vale
In one fierce gale
Is ruined and left desolate.
In winter's gloom
Often blossoms in sullen hate,
And beauty's vale
In one fierce gale
Is ruined and left desolate.
