While with Ceaseless Course the Sun Lyrics John Newton, 1774
3 verses, meter 7s 8 l, public domain, free to print and project.
The words
Verse 1. While with ceaseless course the sun
Hasted through the former year,
Many souls their race have run,
Nevermore to meet us here;
Fixed in an eternal state,
They have done with all below;
We a little longer wait,
But how little, none can know.
Verse 2. As the wingèd arrow flies
Speedily, the mark to find;
As the lightning from the skies
Darts and leaves no trace behind;
Swiftly thus our fleeting days
Bear us down life’s rapid stream.
Upward, Lord, our spirits raise;
All below is but a dream.
Verse 3. Thanks for mercies past receive,
Pardon of our sins renew,
Teach us henceforth how to live
With eternity in view.
Bless Thy Word to young and old,
Fill us with a Savior’s love;
And when life’s short tale is told,
May we dwell with Thee above.
Words copied from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book (Abridged Edition) (1927). They were published in 1774, so they are in the public domain in the United States, and your church may print them, show them and sing them without a license.
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