The Sands of Time Are Sinking Lyrics
1 The sands of time are sinking,
the dawn of heaven breaks,
the summer morn I’ve sighed for,
the fair sweet morn awakes;
dark, dark hath been the midnight,
but dayspring is at hand,
and glory, glory dwelleth
in Emmanuel’s land.
2 The King there in his beauty
without a veil is seen;
it were a well-spent journey,
though sev’n deaths lay between:
the Lamb with his fair army
doth on Mount Zion stand,
and glory, glory dwelleth
in Emmanuel’s land.
3 O Christ, he is the fountain,
the deep sweet well of love!
The streams on earth I’ve tasted,
more deep I’ll drink above:
there to an ocean fullness
his mercy doth expand,
and glory, glory dwelleth
in Emmanuel’s land.
4 The bride eyes not her garment,
but her dear bridegroom’s face;
I will not gaze at glory,
but on my King of grace;
not at the crown he gifteth,
but on his pierced hand:
the Lamb is all the glory
of Emmanuel’s land.
The Sands of Time Are Sinking Hymn Story
“The Sands of Time Are Sinking” is a Christian hymn that was composed by Samuel Rutherford and Anne Ross Cousin. It was first published in 1857.
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