How short the time

"How short the time" appears in 2 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.

“How short the time”· 2 hymns found
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Faith sees a smil­ing Heav’n above.
Our age to se­ven­ty years is set;

How short the time

Sets, and dark night re­sumes her reign;
And if to eigh­ty we ar­rive,

Sweet Is the Light of Sabbath Eve

lyricist: James Edmeston, 1821
Composer: Anonymous, 1859
Hymn 1

...Faith sees a smil­ing Heav’n above.

How short the time, how soon the sun

Sets, and dark night re­sumes her reign;...

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Faith sees a smil­ing Heav’n above.

How short the time, how soon the sun

Sets, and dark night re­sumes her reign;

Sweet Is the Light of Sabbath Eve

Through Every Age, Eternal God

lyricist: Isaac Watts, 1719
Composer: Justin Morgan (1747–1798)
Hymn 2

...Our age to se­ven­ty years is set;

How short the time! how frail the state!

And if to eigh­ty we ar­rive,...

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Our age to se­ven­ty years is set;

How short the time! how frail the state!

And if to eigh­ty we ar­rive,

Through Every Age, Eternal God

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