Hymn
Life and Eternity
- Writer
- Isaac Watts
Thee we adore, Eternal Name!
And humbly own to Thee
How feeble is our mortal frame,
What dying worms are we!
Our wasting lives are short'ning still,
As months and days increase;
And ev'ry beating pulse we tell
Leaves but the number less.
Great God! on what a slender thread
Hang everlasting things!
Th'eternal state of all the dead
Upon life's feeble strings.
Infinite joy, or endless woe
Attends on every breath;
And yet, how unconcern'd we go
Upon the brink of death!
Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense,
To walk this dangerous road!
And if our souls are hurried hence,
May they be found with God.
Life and Eternity — Text from Book of Worship (Rev. ed.), 1870. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/life-and-eternity
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Life and Eternity?
The words of Life and Eternity were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1870. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Baptism of Grown Persons and Praise to the Redeemer.
Is Life and Eternity public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Book of Worship (Rev. ed.), published in 1870. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the meter of Life and Eternity?
Life and Eternity is in Common Meter (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, God's Bountiful Goodness, Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire and Walking with God.