Above earth's lamentation
I hear the sweet though far-off hymn
That hails a new creation :
Through all the tumult and the strife
I hear the music ringing ;
It finds an echo in my soul-
How can I keep from singing ?
2 What though my joys and comforts
The Lord my Saviour liveth ; [die !
What though the darkness gather round !
Songs in the night He giveth :
No storm can shake my inmost calm
While to that refuge clinging ;
Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth,
How can I keep from singing ?
3 I lift mine eyes ; the cloud grows thin ;
I see the blue above it ;
And day by day this pathway smooths
Since first I learned to love it :
The peace of Christ makes fresh my
A fountain ever springing: [heart,
All things are mine since I am His----
How can I keep from singing ?