Quickly My Days Have Passed Away

Quickly my days have passed away

[or

How quick my days have passed away

]

How soon al­as

they’re gone!

Life’s gay­est scenes de­cline in haste

Just like the set­ting sun.

Always in mo­tion

ne’er at rest

My min­utes on­ward roll;

Swift to pur­sue their des­tined course

And soon will reach the goal.

Eternal pains or end­less joys

Stand wait­ing at the door;

The mo­ments past or those to come

Are not with­in my pow­er.

God of my strength and of my hope

In whom I live and move

Help me by Thine in­struct­ive grace

The pre­sent to im­prove.

And if through this re­volv­ing year

Thou shouldst my life pro­long

Oh may Thy wis­dom guide my steps

Thy praise em­ploy my tongue.