The Journey of Love

下周要獻詩的曲目。

由 Robert Lowry 填詞，老師說這是作者在經歷南北戰爭的惡劣環境下，仍然不忘要歌頌讚美。

How Can I Keep from Singing?

My life flows on in endless song;
Above earth’s lamentation
I hear the real though far off hymn
That hails a new creation:
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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?
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What though my joys and comforts die?
The Lord my Savior liveth;
What though the darkness gather round!
Songs in the night He giveth:

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No storm can shake my inmost calm
While to that refuge clinging;
Since Love is Lord of Heav’n and earth,
How can I keep from singing?

I lift mine eyes; the cloud grows thin;
I see the blue above it;
And day by day this pathway smoothes
Since first I learned to love it:
The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart,
A fountain ever springing:
All things are mine since I am His—
How can I keep from singing?