#47I Would Not Live Alway
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1
I WOULD not live alway: I ask not to stay,
Where storm after storm rises o'er the dark way;
The few lurid mornings that dawn on us here,
Are enough for life's woes, full enough for its cheer.
2
I would not live alway, where hope is untrue,
As fair, but as fleeting, as bright morning dew;–
I long for that land whose blest promise alone
Is changeless, and sure as eternity's throne.
3
Who, who would live alway, away from his God
Away from his kingdom, that blissful abode,
Where rivers of pleasure flow o'er the bright plains,
And the noon-tide of glory eternally reigns.
4
Where saints of all ages in harmony meet,
Their Saviour and brethren, transported to greet;
Where anthems of rapture unceasingly roll,
And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul.
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- Hymnal
- Hymns for Second Advent Believers who Observe the Sabbath of the Lord
- Number
- #47
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1852