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Abide with Me

Author: Henry F. Lyte, 1793-1847 Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 1,673 hymnals Topics: Brevity And Frailty Of Life First Line: Abide with me; fast falls the eventide Scripture: Luke 24:29 Used With Tune: EVENTIDE

O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,239 hymnals Topics: Brevity And Frailty Of Life Lyrics: 1 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. 2 Under the shadow of Thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is Thine arm alone, And our defense is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting Thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages in Thy sight Are like an evening gone, Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. 5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away; They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. 6 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be Thou our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home. Scripture: Psalm 90 Used With Tune: LAFAYETTE

Hours and Days and Years and Ages

Author: L. P. Brink Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Brevity And Frailty Of Life Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:15 Used With Tune: O LIEBE MEINER LIEBE

Mindful of Our Human Frailty

Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Brevity And Frailty Of Life Lyrics: 1 Mindful of our human frailty Is the God in Whom we trust; He whose years are everlasting, He remembers we are dust. 2 Man is like the tender flower, And his days are like the grass, Withered where it lately flourished By the blighting winds that pass. 3 Changeless is Jehovah's mercy Unto those who fear His Name, From eternity abiding To eternity the same. 4 All the faithful to His covenant Shall behold His righteousness; He will be their strength and refuge, And their children's children bless. Scripture: Psalm 103 Used With Tune: TALMAR

Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Dwelling-Place

Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 15 hymnals Topics: Brevity And Frailty Of Life Lyrics: 1 Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling-place Through all the ages of our race; Before the mountains had their birth, Or even Thou hadst formed the earth, From everlasting Thou art God, To everlasting our abode. 2 At Thy command man fades and dies And newborn generations rise; A thousand years are passed away, And all to Thee are but a day; Yea, like the watches of the night, With Thee the ages wing their flight. 3 Man soon yields up his fleeting breath Before this swelling tide of death; Like transient sleep his seasons pass, His life is like the tender grass, Luxuriant 'neath the morning sun, And withered ere the day is done. 4 Man in Thy anger is consumed, And unto grief and sorrow doomed; Before Thy clear and searching sight Our secret sins are brought to light; Beneath Thy wrath we pine and die, Our life expiring like a sigh. 5 For threescore years and ten we wait, Or fourscore years if strength be great; But grief and toil attend life's day, And soon our spirits fly away; O who with true and reverent though Can fear Thy anger as he ought? 6 O teach Thou us to count our days And set our hearts on wisdom's ways; Turn, Lord, to us in our distress, In pity now Thy servants bless; Let mercy's dawn dispel our night, And all our day with joy be bright. Scripture: Psalm 90 Used With Tune: ST. CATHERINE

Dust to Dust, the Mortal Dies

Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Brevity And Frailty Of Life Scripture: Psalm 49 Used With Tune: WATCHMAN (Mason)

With Firm Resolve I Held My Peace

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Brevity And Frailty Of Life Lyrics: 1 With firm resolve I held my peace And spake not either bad or good, Lest I should utter sinful thoughts While wicked men before me stood. 2 While I was dumb my grief was stirred, My heart grew hot with thought suppressed; The while I mused the fire increased, Then to the Lord I made request. 3 Make me, O Lord, to know my end, Teach me the measure of my days, That I may know how frail I am And turn from pride and sinful ways. 4 My time is nothing in Thy sight, Behold, my days are but a span; yea, truly at his best estate, A breath, a fleeting breath, is man. 5 Man's life is passed in vain desire If troubled years be spent for gain; He knows not whose his wealth shall be, And all his toil is but in vain. 6 And now, O Lord, what wait I for? I have no nope except in Thee; Let not ungodly men reproach, From all transgression set me free. 7 Because Thou didst it I was dumb, I spoke no word of rash complaint; Remove Thy stroke away from me, Beneath Thy chastisement I faint. 8 When Thou for his iniquity Rebukest and correctest man, His beauty is consumed away; How weak his strength, how vain his plan. 9 Lord, hear my prayer, regard my cry; I weep; be Thou my Comforter. I am a stranger here below, A pilgrim as my fathers were. 10 O spare me, Lord, avert Thy wrath, Deal gently with me, I implore, That I may yet recover strength Ere I go hence and be no more. Scripture: Psalm 39 Used With Tune: BERA

Thou, O Lord, Art God Alone

Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 13 hymnals Topics: Brevity And Frailty Of Life Lyrics: 1 Thou, O Lord, art God alone; Everlasting is Thy throne; Through the ages men shall sing Praise to heaven's eternal King. Thou, enthroned above the skies, Wilt for Zion's help arise; Let Thy grace to her appear, For the promised time is near. 2 If with love compassionate We, Thy servants, mourn her state, Wilt not Thou, O gracious Lord, Help in Zion's need afford? Lord, Thy glory shall appear, Kings and nations then shall fear; And Thy Name shall be adored When Thy Zion is restored. 3 This all ages shall record For the glory of the Lord; Thou dost hear the humble prayer, For the helpless Thou dost care. Thou eternal art, and great, Heaven and earth Thou didst create, Heaven and earth shall pass away, Changeless Thou shalt live for aye. 4 As one lays a garment by, Thou wilt change the starry sky Like a vesture worn and old; But Thy years shall ne'er be told. Thou wilt make Thy servants' race Ever live before Thy face, And forever at Thy side Children's children shall abide. Scripture: Psalm 102 Used With Tune: ST. GEORGE'S, WINDSOR (ELVEY)

Some Day the Silver Cord Will Break

Author: Fanny J. Crosby Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 204 hymnals Topics: Brevity And Frailty Of Life Refrain First Line: And I shall see Him face to face Lyrics: 1 Some day the silver cord will break, And I no more as now shall sing; But O the joy when I shall wake Within the palace of the King! Refrain: And I shall see Him face to face, And tell the story— Saved by grace; And I shall see Him face to face, And tell the story— Saved by grace. 2 Some day my earthly house will fall, I cannot tell how soon ’twill be; But this I know: my Lord, my All, Has now a place in heaven for me. [Refrain] 3 Some day, when fades the golden sun Beneath the rosy-tinted west, My blessed Lord will say, “Well done!” And I shall enter into rest. [Refrain] 4 Some day: till then I’ll watch and wait, My lamp all trimmed and burning bright, That when my Savior opes the gate, My soul to Him may take its flight. [Refrain] Used With Tune: SAVED BY GRACE

O Come, My Soul, Bless Thou the Lord

Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 20 hymnals Topics: Brevity And Frailty Of Life First Line: O come, my soul, bless thou the Lord thy Maker Refrain First Line: Bless him, ye angels, wondrous in might Scripture: Psalm 103 Used With Tune: TIDINGS (TUNBRIDGE)