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I hear the sweet though far off hymn
I hear the sweet though far off hymn
That hails a new creation:
That hails a new creation:
{{Vs|2}} Through all the tumult and the strife
Through all the tumult and the strife
I hear the music ringing;
I hear the music ringing;
It finds an echo in my soul —
It finds an echo in my soul —
How can I keep from singing?
How can I keep from singing?
{{Vs|3}} What though my joys and comforts die?
 
{{Vs|2}} What though my joys and comforts die?
The Lord my Saviour liveth;
The Lord my Saviour liveth;
What though the darkness gather round!
What though the darkness gather round!
Songs in the night He giveth:}}
Songs in the night He giveth:
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No storm can shake my inmost calm
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{{Vs|4}} No storm can shake my inmost calm
While to that refuge clinging;
While to that refuge clinging;
Since Christ is Lord of Heav’n and earth,
Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth,
How can I keep from singing?
How can I keep from singing?
{{Vs|5}} I lift mine eyes; the cloud grows thin;
 
{{Vs|3}} I lift mine eyes; the cloud grows thin;
I see the blue above it;
I see the blue above it;
And day by day this pathway smooths
And day by day this pathway smooths
Since first I learned to love it:
Since first I learned to love it:
{{Vs|6}} The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart,
The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart,
A fountain ever springing:
A fountain ever springing:
All things are mine since I am His -
All things are mine since I am His –
How can I keep from singing?}}
How can I keep from singing?}}
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==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Text pages]]

Revision as of 04:06, 6 April 2024

General information

Apparently the first publication of the words was on August 7, 1868, in The New York Observer. Titled Always rejoicing, and attributed to Pauline T.

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Text and translations

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1  My life flows on in endless song;
Above earth’s lamentation
I hear the sweet though far off hymn
That hails a new creation:
Through all the tumult and the strife
I hear the music ringing;
It finds an echo in my soul —
How can I keep from singing?

2  What though my joys and comforts die?
The Lord my Saviour liveth;
What though 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?

3  I lift mine 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?

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