My Days Are Swiftly Gliding By
- Authors
- David Nelson
- Year
- 1835
- Example Text
- My days are gliding swiftly by...
- Popularity
- 16%
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- Scripture References
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- Genesis 47:9
- Deuteronomy 9:1
- Joshua 1:11
- Job 9:25
- Psalm 65:8
- Isaiah 35:10
- John 10:28
- Hebrews 11:13
- Lyrics
1 My days are gliding swiftly by,
And I, a pilgrim stranger,
Would not detain them as the fly,
Those hours of toil and danger.
Refrain:
For now we stand on Jordan's strand;
Our friends are passing over;
And just before the shining shore
We may almost discover.
2 We'll gird our loins, my brethren dear,
Our heav'nly home discerning;
Our absent Lord has left us word,
Let ev'ry lamp be burning. [Refrain]
3 Should coming days be cold and dark,
We need not cease our singing;
That perfect rest naught can molest,
Where golden harps are ringing. [Refrain]
4 Let sorrow's rudest tempest blow,
Each chord on earth to sever,
Our King says "Come!" and there's our home,
Forever, and forever, [Refrain]
Source:Victory Songs: For the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services. #253
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