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My days, my weeks, my months, my years

Meter: 8.8.6 Appears in 129 hymnals Lyrics: 1. My days, my weeks, my months, my years, Fly rapid as the whirling spheres Around the steady pole; Time, like the tide, its motion keeps, And I must launch through endless deeps, Where endless ages roll. 2. The grave is near, the cradle seen, How swift the moments pass between, And whisper as they fly; Unthinking man, remember this, Though fond of sublunary bliss, That you must groan and die. 3. My soul, attend the solemn call, Thine earthly tent must shortly fall And thou must take thy flight Beyond the vast expansive blue, To sing above as angels do. Or sink in endless night. Used With Tune: KINGWOOD
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KINGWOOD

Meter: 8.8.6 Appears in 9 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Humphreys Incipit: 51117 12221 23321 Used With Text: My days, my weeks, my months, my years
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Appears in 2 hymnals Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 51171 23213 32153 Used With Text: My days, my weeks, my months, my years
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ARIEL

Appears in 444 hymnals Incipit: 55333 11171 33223 Used With Text: My days, my weeks, my months, my years
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My days, my weeks, my months, my years

Hymnal: The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) #98 (1854) Meter: 8.8.6 Lyrics: 1. My days, my weeks, my months, my years, Fly rapid as the whirling spheres Around the steady pole; Time, like the tide, its motion keeps, And I must launch through endless deeps, Where endless ages roll. 2. The grave is near, the cradle seen, How swift the moments pass between, And whisper as they fly; Unthinking man, remember this, Though fond of sublunary bliss, That you must groan and die. 3. My soul, attend the solemn call, Thine earthly tent must shortly fall And thou must take thy flight Beyond the vast expansive blue, To sing above as angels do. Or sink in endless night. Languages: English Tune Title: KINGWOOD
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Hymnal: The Book of Worship #413 (1867) Lyrics: 1 My days, my weeks, my months, my years, Fly rapid as the whirling spheres Around the steady pole; Time, like the tide, its motion keeps, And I shall launch through endless deeps, Where endless ages roll. 2 The grave is near the cradle seen, How swift the moments pass between! And whisper as they fly-- Unthinking man, remember this, Thou, 'midst thy sublunary bliss, Must groan, and gasp, and die! 3 But shall my soul be then extinct, And cease to be, or cease to think? Great God! it cannot be; Thou, soul immortal! canst not die; What wilt thou do, or whither fly, When death shall set thee free? 4 My soul, attend the solemn call; Thine earthly tents must quickly fall And thou must take thy flight Beyond the vast extensive blue, To love and sing as angels do, Or sink in endless night. Topics: Life Its Brevity Languages: English
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Author: Green Hymnal: The Voice of Praise #904 (1873) Lyrics: 1 My days, my weeks, my months, my years, Fly rapid as the whirling spheres Around the steady pole: Time, like the tide, its motion keeps, Till I must launch through boundless deeps, Where endless ages roll. 2 The grave is near the cradle seen: The moments swiftly pass between, And whisper as they fly: Unthinking man, remember this, Though fond of sublunary bliss, Thou soon must gasp and die. 3 My soul, attend the solemn call: Thine earthly tent must quickly fall, And thou must take thy flight Beyond the vast expansive blue, To sing and love as angels do, Or sink in endless night. Topics: Time and Eternity; The Swiftness of Time
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Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "My days, my weeks, my months, my years" in The Choice In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
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R. D. Humphreys

b. 1826 Person Name: Humphreys Composer of "KINGWOOD" in The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) R. D. Humphreys was an associate of Ananias Davisson, contributing several tunes to the Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony, First Edition (1820) and Second Edition (1822).
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L. C. Everett

1818 - 1867 Composer of "GREGORY" in The Brethren Hymnal L. C. Everett's largest and most popular collection was The Wesleyan Hymn and Tune Book (1859), published by the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The denominational dedication page in that collection says it was "prepared by Mr. L.C. Everett, of Virginia, a gentleman well-known through the South and Southwest, as an author and teacher of sacred vocal music." In his own introductory remarks, Everett's instincts as an educator are clear. He advised churches to offer a weekly congregational singing class "for the purpose of meeting together frequently, say one evening each week, to practice the tunes under the direction of a suitably qualified chorister or leader, and ... that the entire congregation be invited to attend the rehearsals of the class and join in learning the tunes." For Everett, musical worship was not just the duty of a choir, it was the duty of everyone. Le­o­nard’s bro­thers were Asa Brooks Everett (1828-1875), N.E. Everett, & Ben­ja­min Holden Ev­er­ett. Leonard and Asa developed a successful music education system called "The Everett System," and together with R.M. McIntosh they formed the L.C. Everett Company, which employed approximately fifty music teachers throughout the American south and middle Atlantic. —Chris Fenner see also J.H. Hall, Biography of Gospel Song and Hymn Writers (New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1914), pp. 96-100.
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