Life of Ages, Richly Poured

Life of ages

rich­ly poured

Love of God

un­spent and free

Flowing in the pro­phet’s word

And the peo­ple’s li­ber­ty.

Never was to chos­en race

That un­stint­ed tide con­fined

Thine is ev­ery time and place

Fountain sweet of heart and mind.

Breathing in the think­er’s creed

Pulsing in the he­ro’s blood

Nerving nob­lest thought and deed

Freshening time with truth and good.

Consecrating art and song

Holy book and pil­grim way

Quelling strife and ty­rant wrong

Widening free­dom’s sac­red sway.