Years

The phrase "Years" resonates through 12 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

Years· 12 hymns found
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Every year, ev­ery year?
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Tell it in sol­emn strain;
There is work that we can do,
In a world so full of weep­ing,
Where! Where will be the birds that sing,
Each voice and bell in tune;
It spoils what else were use­ful ground.
In His bless­èd ser­vice, for it sweet­er grows,
One lit­tle hour for watch­ing with the Mas­ter,
Lo! the shep­herds, ab­id­ing in the fields by night,

Years

Of the dead past so re­gret­ful,
Our years of pro­mise, one by one!
Our years of pro­mise, one by one!
Pass­ing—ne’er re­turn­ing again;
For the la­bor­ers are but few,
Christian souls the watch are keep­ing,
The flow­ers that now in beau­ty spring,
Now win­ter, and now June.
Cut it down, cut it down.
Sweeter as the years go drift­ing by,
One lit­tle hour to brave­ly meet dis­as­ter,
Heard the voices of an­gels, saw a won­drous light,

Why This Doleful Wail?

lyricist: Emma Campbell, 1909
Composer: Hubert Main (1839–1925)
Hymn 1

...Every year, ev­ery year?

Why at fleet­ing years so fret­ful,

Of the dead past so re­gret­ful,...

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Every year, ev­ery year?

Why at fleet­ing years so fret­ful,

Of the dead past so re­gret­ful,

Why This Doleful Wail?

New Year’s Hymn (Parker)

lyricist: Caroline Parker, 1869
Composer: Howard Kingsbury
Hymn 2

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O bro­thers, how the years roll on,

Our years of pro­mise, one by one!...

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O bro­thers, how the years roll on,

Our years of pro­mise, one by one!

New Year’s Hymn (Parker)

New Year’s Hymn (Parker)

lyricist: Caroline Parker, 1869
Composer: Howard Kingsbury
Hymn 3

...start

O bro­thers, how the years roll on,

Our years of pro­mise, one by one!...

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O bro­thers, how the years roll on,

Our years of pro­mise, one by one!

New Year’s Hymn (Parker)

Happy New Year (Kurzenknabe)

Composer: John Kurzenknabe, 1882
Hymn 4

...Tell it in sol­emn strain;

Swiftly the years are pass­ing by,

Pass­ing—ne’er re­turn­ing again;...

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Tell it in sol­emn strain;

Swiftly the years are pass­ing by,

Pass­ing—ne’er re­turn­ing again;

Happy New Year (Kurzenknabe)

While the Years Are Rolling By

lyricist: and Music: Peter Bilhorn, 1889
Composer: Peter Bilhorn, 1889
Hymn 5

...There is work that we can do,

While the years roll by;

For the la­bor­ers are but few,...

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There is work that we can do,

While the years roll by;

For the la­bor­ers are but few,

While the Years Are Rolling By

While the Years Are Rolling On

lyricist: Harriet McKeever, 1878
Composer: John Sweney
Hymn 6

...In a world so full of weep­ing,

While the years are roll­ing on,

Christian souls the watch are keep­ing,...

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In a world so full of weep­ing,

While the years are roll­ing on,

Christian souls the watch are keep­ing,

While the Years Are Rolling On

A Hundred Years to Come

lyricist: Will Brown, 1858
Composer: J. R. Osgood
Hymn 7

...Where! Where will be the birds that sing,

A hun­dred years to come?

The flow­ers that now in beau­ty spring,...

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Where! Where will be the birds that sing,

A hun­dred years to come?

The flow­ers that now in beau­ty spring,

A Hundred Years to Come

Goodbye to the Old Year

lyricist: Minot Savage, 1875
Composer: Henry Perkins
Hymn 8

...Each voice and bell in tune;

The years run on with hur­ry­ing feet,

Now win­ter, and now June....

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Each voice and bell in tune;

The years run on with hur­ry­ing feet,

Now win­ter, and now June.

Goodbye to the Old Year

Cut It Down

Composer: Philip Bliss (1838–1876)
Hymn 9

...It spoils what else were use­ful ground.

No fruit for years on it I’ve found;

Cut it down, cut it down....

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It spoils what else were use­ful ground.

No fruit for years on it I’ve found;

Cut it down, cut it down.

Cut It Down

Sweeter as the Years Go Drifting By

Composer: James Thomas, 1905
Hymn 10

...In His bless­èd ser­vice, for it sweet­er grows,

Sweeter as the years go by.

Sweeter as the years go drift­ing by,...

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In His bless­èd ser­vice, for it sweet­er grows,

Sweeter as the years go by.

Sweeter as the years go drift­ing by,

Sweeter as the Years Go Drifting By

Can Ye Not Watch One Little Hour?

lyricist: Jessie Pounds, 1885
Composer: George Stebbins
Hymn 11

...One lit­tle hour for watch­ing with the Mas­ter,

Eternal years to walk with Him in white;

One lit­tle hour to brave­ly meet dis­as­ter,...

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One lit­tle hour for watch­ing with the Mas­ter,

Eternal years to walk with Him in white;

One lit­tle hour to brave­ly meet dis­as­ter,

Can Ye Not Watch One Little Hour?

Lead, Guiding Star!

lyricist: Mrs. J. H. Entwisle, 1901
Composer: Howard Entwisle
Hymn 12

...Lo! the shep­herds, ab­id­ing in the fields by night,

Many years ago,

Heard the voices of an­gels, saw a won­drous light,...

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Lo! the shep­herds, ab­id­ing in the fields by night,

Many years ago,

Heard the voices of an­gels, saw a won­drous light,

Lead, Guiding Star!

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