Hymn
The Sands of Time Are Sinking
The sands of time are sinking,
The dawn of heaven breaks,
The summer morn I've sighed for,
The fair sweet morn awakes;
Dark, dark hat been the midnight,
But day-spring is at hand,
And glory, glory dwelleth
In Emmanuel's land.
The King there in His beauty
Without a veil is seen;
It were a well-spent journey
Tho' seven deaths lay between:
The lamb with his fair army
Doth on Mount Zion stand,
And glory, glory dwelleth
In Emmanuel's land.
O Christ, He is the Fountain
The deep sweet Well of love!
The streams on earth I've tasted,
More deep I'll drink above:
There to an ocean fullness
His mercy doth expand,
And glory, glory dwelleth
In Emmanuel's land.
With mercy and with judgment
My web of time He wove,
And aye the dews of sorrow
Were lustered by His love:
I'll bless the hand that guided,
I'll bless the heart that planned,
When throned where glory dwelleth
In Emmanuel's land.
The Sands of Time Are Sinking — Text from The New Christian Hymnal, 1929. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-sands-of-time-are-sinking
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Who wrote The Sands of Time Are Sinking?
The words of The Sands of Time Are Sinking are credited to A. R. Cousin and Samuel Rutherford; the version here was published in 1929.
Is The Sands of Time Are Sinking public domain?
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What is the metre of The Sands of Time Are Sinking?
The Sands of Time Are Sinking is in 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.5.