Christ My Song - 1140
What is life? 'Tis but a vapour
(Thomas Kelly/Johannes Thomas Rüegg)
What is life? 'Tis but a vapour.
"For what is your life? it is even a vapour." (James 4,14)
1. What is life? 'Tis but a vapour,
soon it vanishes away;
life is like a dying taper,
O my soul, why wish to stay?
Why not spread thy wings, and fly
straight to yonder world of joy? PDF - Midi
2. See that glory, how resplendent!
Brighter far than fancy paints,
there, in majesty transcendent,
Jesus reigns, the King of saints:
spread thy wings, my soul, and fly
straight to yonder world of joy.
3. Joyful crowds, his throne surrounding,
sing with rapture of his love.
Through the heav'ns his praises sounding,
filling all the courts above:
spread thy wings, my soul, and fly
straight to yonder world of joy.
4. Go, and share his people's glory;
'midst the ransomed crowd appear;
thine a joyful, wondrous story,
one that angels love to hear:
spread thy wings, my soul, and fly
straight to yonder world of joy.
Thomas Kelly, Hymns on various passages of Scripture, ca. 1853, Hymn 367.