 | 1802 - 448 sider
...hasty dayt Are sweeping us away. 4. Well if our days must fly We 'II keep their end in sight, We 'll spend them all in wisdom's way And let them speed their flight. 5. They 'll waft us sooner o'er This life's tempestuous sea; Soon we shall reach the f eaceful shore... | |
 | George Richards - 1806 - 394 sider
...moments fly apace, Nor will our minutes stay: Just like a flood our hasty days Are sweeping us away. 4 Well, if our days must fly, We'll keep their end in...in wisdom's way, And let them speed their flight. 5 They'll waft us sooner o'er This life's tempestuous sea: Soon we shall reach the peaceful shore Of... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1806 - 530 sider
...win onr minntes stayi Jnst like a flood onr hasty days Are sweeping ns away. 4 Welt, if onr days mnst fly, ' We'll keep their end in sight. We'll spend...in wisdom's way, And let them speed their flight. 5 They'll waft ns sooner o'er This life's tempestnons seai Of hlest eternity. PSALM XCI. vl—7. First... | |
 | Collection - 1807 - 650 sider
...moments fly apace,. Nor will our minutes stay : Just like a flood our hasty days Are sweeping us away. Well, if our days must fly, We'll keep their end in...in wisdom's way, And let them speed their flight. They'll waft us sooner o'er This life's tempestuous SL-a : Soon we shall reach the peaceful shore Of... | |
 | William Jay - 1812 - 284 sider
...apace, " Nor -will our minutes stay ; " Just like a flood our hasty days " Are sweeping us away. " Well, if our days must fly, " Well keep their end...wisdom's way, " And let them speed their flight " This life's tempestuous sea ; " Soon we shall reach the peaceful shore " They'll waft us sooner o'er " Of... | |
 | Jeremy Belknap - 1812 - 530 sider
...clay, That built our body first 1 And every month, and every day, 'Tis mouldering back to dust. 3 Then, if our days must fly, We'll keep their end in sight...in wisdom's way, And let them speed their flight. 4 They'll sooner waft us o'er This life's tempestuous sea ; Then shall we reach the peaceful shore... | |
 | Robert May - 1812 - 280 sider
...the arithmetic they study is divine. This is the song of the scholars— " Well if our days must run, We'll keep their end in sight, We'll spend them all...in wisdom's way, And let them speed their flight.'' IV. I come next to consider the education spoken of in the text ; that is, what you have to learn ;... | |
 | 1815 - 296 sider
...moments fly apace, Nor will our minutes stay; a Just like a flood our hasty days Are sweeping us away. 4 Well, if our days must fly, We'll keep their end in...in wisdom's way, And let them speed their flight. о 5 They'll sooner waft u« o'er This life's tempestuous sea: Soon we shall reach the peaceful shore... | |
 | Jeremy Belknap - 1817 - 526 sider
...first ! And every month, and every day, 'Tis mouldering back to dust. 3 Then, if our days must fly, t We'll keep their end in sight ; We'll spend them all...in wisdom's way, And let them speed their flight. 4 They'll sooner waft us o'er This life's tempestuous sea ; Then shall we reach the peaceful shore... | |
 | Richard Herne Shepherd - 1818 - 684 sider
...fly apace, Nor will our minutes stay ; Jpst like a flood, our hasty days,. Are sweeping us away. 4 Well, if our days must fly, We'll keep their end in...in wisdom's way, And let them speed their flight. 5 They'll waft us sooner o'er, This life's tempestuous sea : Soon we shall reach the peaceful shore,... | |
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Well, if our days must fly, We'll keep their end in sight ; We'll spend them all in wisdom's way, And let them speed their flight. 
