538 | Church Book#539 | 540 |
Text: | Thee we adore, Eternal Name |
Author: | Watts |
Tune: | WESTMINSTER |
1 Thee we adore, Eternal Name,
And humbly own to Thee,
How feeble is our mortal frame,
What dying worms are we!
2 Our wasting lives grow shorter still,
As days and months increase;
And every beating pulse we tell
Leaves but the number less.
3 The year rolls round, and steals away
The breath that first it gave:
Whate'er we do, where'er we be,
We're travelling to the grave.
4 Dangers stand thick through all the ground,
To push us to the tomb;
And fierce diseases wait around,
To hurry mortals home.
5 Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense,
To walk this dangerous road;
And if our souls are hurried hence
May they be found with God.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Thee we adore, Eternal Name |
Author: | Watts (1709) |
Meter: | C. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1890 |
Topic: | Death and Eternity: Preparation for Death |
Notes: | Alternate tune: #105 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | WESTMINSTER |
Meter: | C. M. |
Key: | dâ™ minor |
Notes: | Composer from index: James Turel, 1852 |