As Ever Flow the Waters to the Sea

Swift flash­ing on­ward

With the rest­less tide

We drift along

nor

Heeding wind

nor rain;

Far out up­on life’s

Ocean wild

and wide

We ling­er

and at

Last the har­bor gain.

As ev­er flow

The wa­ters to the sea

Thro’ sun­lit days

and

Dreary gloom of night:

So are we sure­ly

Coming un­to Thee

Where dark­ness shall be

Turned to end­less light.

Yet true as riv­ers

Travel from their source

Or sha­dows from the

Sunlight ev­er flee

As stars tra­verse the

Heavens in their course

So do we ev­er

Follow un­to Thee.

Sometimes the path is

Tedious

drear and long

And hearts awea­ry

Falter by the way;

Sometimes a mi­nor

Chord sounds thro’ the song

And winds blow chill

and

Clouds are dull and gray.

Thus one by one the

Days glide in­to years

And year by year we

Closer come to Thee

Thro’ sun­shine and thro’

Rain

thro’ smiles and tears

As ev­er flow the

Waters to the sea.