Before My Journey Is Complete

Before my jour­ney is com­plete

My vi­gor fails

my years de­cline;

My God

O spare me

I en­treat;

The days of life are whol­ly Thine.

O cut not short my life’s brief day

O Thou whose years eter­nal run

Thou who didst earth’s foun­da­tions lay

Creator of the stars and sun.

The earth and heav’ns shall pass away

Like ves­ture worn and laid aside

But change­less Thou shalt live for aye

Thy years for­ev­er shall ab­ide.

Thy serv­ants’ child­ren shall re­main

For ev­er­more be­fore Thy face;

Enduring hon­or they shall gain

Established ev­er in Thy grace.