Adventist Pioneer Library

Worship — Attributes and Providence of God

Ere mountains reared their forms sublime

  • No. 56
  • Words Harriet Auber.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Ere mountains reared their forms sublime,
Or heaven and earth in order stood,
Before the birth of ancient time,
From everlasting thou art God.

2

A thousand ages, in their flight,
With thee are as a fleeting day;
Past, present, future, to thy sight
At once their various scenes display.

3

But our brief life's a shadowy dream,
A passing thought, that soon is o'er,
That fades with morning's earliest beam,
And fills the musing mind no more.

4

To us, O Lord, the wisdom give,
Each passing moment so to spend
That we at length with thee may live,
Where life and bliss shall never end.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «56», reference line «19, 592, 108.» in italics (sing to the tune of hymn 19, 592 or 108); four numbered stanzas at the top of the right column of p. 22, «Harriet Auber.» in italics at the end. The first word «ERE» is set in capitals and small capitals. «sub-» / «lime,» is broken by the column width at the end of the first line; it is joined here. The print sets a thin space before «;» («day ;»); it is closed up here. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — Attributes and Providence of God · No. 56 · printed page 22
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-29