To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Words: Jessie B. Pounds, in Gems and Jewels, by James Fillmore & James H. Rosecrans (Cincinnati, Ohio: Fillmore Brothers, 1890), number 82.
Music: James H. Fillmore (🔊 pdf nwc).
There is a time for waking and for sleeping,
A time for warring and a time for peace;
A time for sowing, and a time for reaping,
A time for toil, a time when toil must cease.
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A time of rest will come to hearts grown weary,
A time of praise to those that grieve and sigh,
A time of joy to those whose lives are dreary,
The Lord’s good time is coming by and by.
A time for pain, a time for shadeless pleasures,
A time for shadows and a time for light;
A time to lose, a time to find our treasures,
A time for faith, a time for perfect sight.
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A time for tears, a time for rapturous greeting,
A time for exile and a time for home;
A time for parting, and a time for meeting,
Trust on! The Lord’s good time will surely come.
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