My life goes on in endless song
Above earth's lamentations
I hear the sweet though far off hymn
That hails a new creation
Through all the tumult and the strife
I hear it's music ringing
It finds an echo in my soul—
How can I keep from singing?
What though my joys and comforts die?
The Lord my Savior liveth
What though the darkness gather round!
Songs in the night He giveth:
No storm can shake my inmost calm
While to that refuge clinging
Since Christ is Lord of Heaven 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?
No storm can shake my inmost calm
While to that refuge clinging
Since Christ is Lord of Heaven and earth
How can I keep from singing?