Adieu Ye Fading Things of Time

SATB a cappella
Duration: 3 Minutes
Text: Traditional Shaker, Harvard, Massachusetts
Year: 1999

Publisher: Siegfried Publishing #007-05

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  • Adieu ye fading things of time,
    Adieu all earthly pleasures,
    I prize the gospel far above
    the world’s elusive treasures.

    O Lord thou art my only strength
    in trial and temptation,
    Thou hast redeemed my soul from death
    and crowned me with salvation.

    All earthly glory now I see
    like vanity appear,
    since thou, O God, hath taught me how
    thy holy name to fear.

    Adieu ye fading things of time,
    Adieu all earthly pleasures,
    I prize the gospel far above
    the world’s elusive treasures.

    In this I find true happiness,
    true peace and consolation,
    and here my soul can be at rest
    though in deep tribulation.

    I pray the Lord protect my soul
    here in the new creation,
    that I may dwell when done with time
    within thy blessed mansion.