HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING?
By Sel.
My life flows on in endless song,
Above earth’s lamentation,
I catch 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? What though my joys and comforts die?
The Lord my Saviour liveth;
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? I lift my 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 heart—
A fountain over-springing;
All things are mine since I am his—
How can I cease from singing?