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849. Time, thou speedest on but slowly

1 Time, thou speedest on but slowly;
Hours, how tardy is your pace!
Ere with him, the high and holy,
I hold converse face to face.
Here is naught but care and mourning
Comes a joy, it will not stay;
Fairly shines the sun at dawning,
Night will soon o'ercloud the day.

2 Onward then! not long I wander
Ere my Saviour comes for me,
And with him abiding yonder,
All his glory I shall see.
O, the music and the singing
Of the hosts redeemed by love!
O, the hallelujahs ringing
Through the halls of light above!

Text Information
First Line: Time, thou speedest on but slowly
Author: Catherine Winkworth
Publication Date: 1886
Topic: Waiting for Christ: Closing Work
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: ONWARD
Composer: Unknown
Meter: 8s & 7s, D
Key: D Major
Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #501 or 503.



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