The phrase "how vain" resonates through 4 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
how vain
...How frail at best is dying man!
How vain are all his hopes and fears!
Vain his ambition, noise and show;...
How frail at best is dying man!
How vain are all his hopes and fears!
Vain his ambition, noise and show;
...And lose their lovely forms.
How vain is beauty, then, my Muse!
Unworthy of thy lays:...
And lose their lovely forms.
How vain is beauty, then, my Muse!
Unworthy of thy lays:
...His beauty is consumed away;
How weak his strength, how vain his plan.
Lord, hear my prayer, regard my cry;...
His beauty is consumed away;
How weak his strength, how vain his plan.
Lord, hear my prayer, regard my cry;
...With trembling step he seeks his way:
How vain, of wisdom’s gift the boast!
Of reason’s lamp, how faint the ray!...
With trembling step he seeks his way:
How vain, of wisdom’s gift the boast!
Of reason’s lamp, how faint the ray!
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