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The Christian — Family Devotion

Remark, my soul, the narrow bound

  • No. 553
  • Words Philip Doddridge.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Remark, my soul, the narrow boundOf each revolving year;How swift the weeks complete their round!How short the months appear!

2

So fast eternity comes on,And that important dayWhen all that mortal life hath doneGod's judgment shall survey.

3

Awake, O God, my careless heartIts great concerns to see,That I may act the Christian's part,And give the years to thee.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «553» (large) in the right column of p. 181, below «Anon.» of hymn 552, with the italic reference line «395, 175, 546.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 395, 175 or 546) beside the number; three stanzas of four lines, numbered «1»–«3» without periods (written «1.»–«3.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 of each stanza indented. The first word «REMARK» is set in capitals and small capitals. «Philip Doddridge.» in italics, right-aligned, after stanza 3 (the first name smudged in this exemplar). No meter is printed (the text is C. M., like the three reference tunes). Where the print sets a thin space before «;» or «!» («year ;», «round !», «appear !»), it is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's; apostrophes are written straight.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Family Devotion · No. 553 · printed page 181
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01