How Can I Keep From Singing
My life flows on in endless songAbove earth's lamentationI catch the sweet, tho' far-off hymnThat hails a new creationThrough all the tumult and the strifeI hear the music ringingIt finds an echo in my soulHow can I keep from singing?
What tho' my joys and comfort die?The Lord my Saviour livethWhat tho' the darkness gather round?Songs in the night he givethNo storm can shake my inmost calmWhile to that refuge clingingSince Christ is Lord of heaven and earthHow can I keep from singing?
I lift my eyes; the cloud grows thinI see the blue above itAnd day by day this pathway smoothsSince first I learned to love itThe peace of Christ makes fresh my heartA fountain ever springingAll things are mine since I am hisHow can I keep from singing?