Ever Onward (Thomas)

At my feet there flows a stream­let

Rippling down­ward to the sea;

Ever roll its bright waves on­ward—

Ever sing­ing songs to me;

As the stream­let’s waves are rip­pling

Ever down­ward to the sea—

So man­kind is pass­ing swift­ly

Onward to eter­ni­ty.

Ever on­ward

ev­er on­ward

As the brook­let to the sea—

Men are pass­ing

com­ing

go­ing

Swiftly to eter­ni­ty.

Many a wave goes danc­ing by me

Glittering in the noon­day light

Like a thou­sand molt­en dia­monds

’Round the bend and out of sight.

Others com­ing

pass­ing

go­ing

Singing ev­er o’er and o’er

Just the tones the first wave whis­pered

When it kissed the peb­bled shore.

Ever our wide land is ring­ing

With a joy­ous

hope­ful song—

But the sing­ers sad­den

van­ish—

Other lips the tones pro­long!

Sun-tipped waves are ever flow­ing

Onward

down­ward to the sea;

Men are com­ing

pass­ing

go­ing

Onward to eter­ni­ty.