My life flows on in endless song:Above earth's lamentation,I catch the sweet, tho' far-off hymnThat hails a new creation.Through all the tumult and the strifeI hear the music ringing;It finds an echo in my soul--How can I keep from singing?What tho' my joys and comfort die?The Lord my Saviour liveth;What tho' the darkness gather round?Songs in the night he giveth.No storm can shake my inmost calm,While to that refuge clinging;Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth,How can I keep from singing?I lift my eyes; the cloud grows thin;I see the blue above it;And day by day this pathway smooths,Since first I learned to love it.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?
This song's lyrics kept going through my mind today as I drove around the absolutely sopping wet streets of Nashville. I sang them in a Christmas choir a few years ago in an arrangement that wasn't my favorite, yet the words kept striking me, as they did again today. How might life be if I truly believed those words! A good thing to ponder as the Christmas season blasts along. And, I'd forgotten that years ago this song was recorded by Enya, to a different melody. I had no idea that it was a hymn when I heard it.
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Join we all all all, join we all all all . . . that was beautiful tho I haven't heard EITHER arrangement!
Thanks for the reminder. I sang this song as well and love the words. I, too, need to believe them more! I especially like the third stanza about seeing the clouds grow thin and the blue sky show through! :-)
We didn't sing that verse years ago, and it was nice to discover it. Today is a good reminder of the blue sky showing through! But the song doesn't mention gale force winds. :)
I loved the Enya version. Bet yours was good too! Some days you cannot keep from singing.
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