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.