My life flows on in endless song
above earth's lamentation:
I catch the sweet, though far-off hymn
that sings a new creation.
Refrain:
No storm can shake my inmost calm
while to that Rock I'm clinging;
since love is Lord of heaven and earth,
how can I keep from singing?
Through all the tumult and the strife
I hear that music ringing;
it finds an echo in my soul;
how can I keep from singing?
Refrain
What though my joys and comforts die?
The Lord my Saviour liveth!
What though the darkness round me close?
Songs in the night he giveth.
Refrain
The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart,
a fountain ever springing.
All things are mine since I am his!
How can I keep from singing?
Refrain
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My life flows on in endless song;
Above earth's lamentations,
I hear the real, tho' far-off hymn
That hails a new creation;
Through all the tumult and the strife
I hear its music ringing;
It sounds an echo in my soul—
How can I keep from singing?
Although the tempest loudly roars,
I hear the truth, it liveth.
But though the darkness 'round me close,
Songs in the night it giveth.
No storm can shake my inmost calm
While to that rock I'm clinging;
Since love is lord of heaven and earth,
How can I keep from singing?
When tyrants tremble, sick with fear,
And hear their death-knell ringing,
When friends rejoice both far and near,
How can I keep from singing?
In prison cell and dungeon vile,
Our thoughts to them are winging;
When friends by shame are undefiled,
How can I keep from singing?
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