The phrase "Short" resonates through 20 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
Short
...For all have sinned,
And come short of the glory,
The glory of God,...
For all have sinned,
And come short of the glory,
The glory of God,
...For all have sinned,
And come short of the glory,
The glory of God,...
For all have sinned,
And come short of the glory,
The glory of God,
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O short was His slumber; He woke from the dust,
The Savior death’s chain could not hold;...
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O short was His slumber; He woke from the dust,
The Savior death’s chain could not hold;
...O Thou omniscient One, my teacher be.
The time is short, so much remains to do,
So much is lost by those who miss the way....
O Thou omniscient One, my teacher be.
The time is short, so much remains to do,
So much is lost by those who miss the way.
...Think, mighty God, on feeble man;
How few his hours! how short his span!
Short from the cradle to the grave:...
Think, mighty God, on feeble man;
How few his hours! how short his span!
Short from the cradle to the grave:
...Which Christians can with joy receive?
Its goods for one short moment stay,
And pass insensibly away:...
Which Christians can with joy receive?
Its goods for one short moment stay,
And pass insensibly away:
...Only a little while,
For toiling a few short days,
And then comes the rest, the quiet rest,...
Only a little while,
For toiling a few short days,
And then comes the rest, the quiet rest,
...How swift they glide away!
How short the term of life appears—
When past, but as a day....
How swift they glide away!
How short the term of life appears—
When past, but as a day.
...Through all its changes guid’st the day:
Grant us, when this short life is past,
The glorious evening that shall last;...
Through all its changes guid’st the day:
Grant us, when this short life is past,
The glorious evening that shall last;
...Where the cares of life annoy;
Just beyond a few short years,
There is everlasting joy....
Where the cares of life annoy;
Just beyond a few short years,
There is everlasting joy.
...So quickly cast behind?
The crowd alarmed with short surprise,
And spared, alas! In vain,...
So quickly cast behind?
The crowd alarmed with short surprise,
And spared, alas! In vain,
...Christ rose, and we shall rise
When death’s short sleep is past;
Lord, lift our hearts to yonder skies,...
Christ rose, and we shall rise
When death’s short sleep is past;
Lord, lift our hearts to yonder skies,
...That I may long obey;
If short, then why should I be sad
To soar to endless day?...
That I may long obey;
If short, then why should I be sad
To soar to endless day?
...Brief life is here our portion;
Brief sorrow, short lived care;
The life that knows no ending,...
Brief life is here our portion;
Brief sorrow, short lived care;
The life that knows no ending,
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Life’s too short
To waste a single day...
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Life’s too short
To waste a single day
...And now, my soul, another year
Of thy short life is past;
I cannot long continue here,...
And now, my soul, another year
Of thy short life is past;
I cannot long continue here,
...As we expect or wish from them.
This golden lesson, short and plain,
Gives not the mind nor memory pain,...
As we expect or wish from them.
This golden lesson, short and plain,
Gives not the mind nor memory pain,
...Give us the joys of Heav’n to know,
When life’s short race with us is run.
The morning light but scarcely breaks...
Give us the joys of Heav’n to know,
When life’s short race with us is run.
The morning light but scarcely breaks
...Exchanges provoke us easily
When short of the loving cure.
When filled with divine love then we see...
Exchanges provoke us easily
When short of the loving cure.
When filled with divine love then we see
...Shall I wait until the sunset
Marks the close of life’s short day,
Ere I give my heart to Jesus,...
Shall I wait until the sunset
Marks the close of life’s short day,
Ere I give my heart to Jesus,
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