Thou Are, Thou Were, O LORD

Verse 1

Thou are, Thou were, O LORD, Long ere the mountains had their birth; Long ere at Thy creative Word, Arose this breathing earth.

Verse 2

Man, like a summer flower, Lives through his little varied day, The slender creature of an hour, That blossoms to decay.

Verse 3

This truth, O make us see! O bid us, LORD, be timely wise, And seek a Savior, seek from Thee, The life that never dies!

Verse 4

Forgive us every sin; Fill our dark souls with joy and light; And let that glorious day begin, That never sinks in might.