Worship — Attributes and Providence of God

Ere mountains reared their forms sublime

No. 56
Words Harriet Auber.
Singing key E♭ major
4 stanzas

Sung to DUKE STREET (hymn 19)

Words

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

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

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.

To us, O Lord, the wisdom give,Each passing moment so to spendThat 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).