The P.P. Bliss Lyric Archive

Eternity

words by Ellen H. Gates

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Oh, the clanging bells of Time!
Night and day they never cease;
We are wearied with their chime,
For they do not bring us peace;
And we hush our breath to hear,
And we strain our eyes to see
If thy shores are drawing near,
Eternity! Eternity!

Oh, the clanging bells of Time!
How their changes rise and fall,
But in undertone sublime
Sounding clearly through them all,
Is a voice that must be heard
As our moments onward flee,
And it speaketh aye one word -
Eternity! Eternity!

Oh, the clanging bells of Time!
To their voices, loud and low,
In a long, unresting line
We are marching to and fro;
And we yearn for sight or sound,
Of the life that is to be,
For thy breath doth wrap us 'round,
Eternity! Eternity!

Oh, the clanging bells of Time!
Soon their notes will all be dumb,
And in joy and peace sublime
We shall feel the silence come;
And our souls thir thirst will slake,
And our eyes the King will see,
When the glorious morn shall break -
Eternity! Eternity!