Hymn
Time is winging us away
Time is winging us away
To our eternal home;
Life is but a winter's day,
A journey to the tomb:
Youth and vigor soon will flee,
Blooming beauty lose its charms:
All that's mortal soon shall be
Enclosed in death's cold arms.
Time is winging us away
To our eternal home;
Life is but a winter's day,
A journey to the tomb:
But the Christian shall enjoy
Health and beauty soon above;
Far beyond the world's alloy,
Secure in Jesus' love.
Time is winging us away — Text from Living Hymns, 1890. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/time-is-winging-us-away
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Time is winging us away?
The words of Time is winging us away were written by John Burton; the version here was published in 1890. The library holds 3 more hymns by John Burton, including Savior, While My Heart Is Tender and Holy Bible, Book Divine.
Is Time is winging us away public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Living Hymns, published in 1890. 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.