C F C
My life flows on in endless song;
C G
Above earth's lamentation,
C F C
I hear the sweet, tho' far-off hymn
C G C
That hails a new creation;
C F C
Thro' all the tumult and the strife
C
I hear the music ringing;
C
It finds an echo in my soul
F C
How can I keep from singing?
C F C
What tho' my joys and comforts die?
C G
The Lord my Saviour liveth;
C F C
What tho' the darkness gather round?
C G C
Songs in the night he giveth.
C F C
No storm can shake my inmost calm
C
While to that refuge clinging;
C
Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth,
F C
How can I keep from singing?
C F C
I lift my eyes; the cloud grows thin;
C G
I see the blue above it;
C F C
And day by day this pathway smooths,
C G C
Since first I learned to love it;
C F C
The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart,
C
A fountain ever springing;
C
All things are mine since I am his?
F C
How can I keep from singing?