Hymnal: The Christian Psalmist
Date: 1850
Compiler: Silas W Leonard and A D Fillmore
Publisher/Printer: S W Leonard
First Line: This world is but a fleeting show
Topic: <no topic given>
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: N Nutt
Meter: 8s and 6s
Tune: Montgomery
Hymn Number: <no hymn number given>
Page Number: 347, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsThis world is but a fleeting show,
For man's illusion given;
The smiles of joy, the tears of woe,
Uncertain shine, uncertain flow,
There's nothing true but heaven.
And false the light on glory's plume,
As fading hues of even;
And love, and joy, and beauty's bloom
Are blossoms gathered for the tomb;
There's nothing bright but heaven!
Poor wanderers of a stormy day,
From wave to wave we're driven;
And fancy's flash, and reason's ray,
Serve but to light the trouble way;
There's nothing calm but heaven!