Scripture Verse

The end is not yet. Matthew 24:6

Introduction

Words: E. D. El­li­ott, 1907.

Music: Will­iam E. Marks (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know El­li­ott’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els), or a bet­ter one of Marks,

portrait
William E. Marks (1872–1954)

Lyrics

I have tried to count His bless­ings,
And I fail to un­der­stand
Why the Lord should so rich­ly re­ward;
Could I count the stars of hea­ven,
Add to them earth’s grains of sand,
Still His bless­ings are more, praise the Lord!

Refrain

And the end is not yet, praise the Lord,
And the end is not yet, praise the Lord;
Blessings new He’s still be­stow­ing,
And my cup is ov­er­flow­ing,
And the end is not yet, praise the Lord!

Like an ar­my I be­hold them pass
Before me in re­view,
O what joy doth the sight now af­ford!
Tho’ they may be long in pass­ing,
Still they come, bat­tal­ions new,
And the end is not yet, praise the Lord!

Refrain

Surely good­ness, love and mer­cy
Have been mine along life’s way,
And my weak heart to strength is re­stored;
And my cup of joy and glad­ness
Keeps o’er­flow­ing, day by day,
And the end is not yet, praise the Lord!

Refrain