The Wisdom of Redeeming Time

Verse 1

God of eternity! from thee Did infant time its being draw; Moments and days, and months and years, Revolve by thine unvaried law.

Verse 2

Silent and swift they glide away; Steady and strong the current flows, Lost in eternity's wide sea, The boundless gulf from whence it rose.

Verse 3

With it the thoughtless sons of men Before the rapid stream are borne On to their everlasting home, Whence not one soul can e'er return.

Verse 4

Great Source of wisdom! teach our hearts To know the price of every hour, That time may bear us on to joys Beyond its measure and its power.