Scripture Verse

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away. Matthew 24:35

Introduction

Words: Jo­seph Hart, Hymns Com­posed on Va­ri­ous Sub­jects 1759, num­ber 48.

Music: Llef Grif­fith H. Jones, in Ga­mau Mawl, by Da­vid Jen­kins, 1890 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tunes:

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Hart (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els), or a be­tter one of Jones,

portrait
Griffith Jones (1849–1919)

Lyrics

The moon and stars shall lose their light.
The sun shall sink in end­less night;
Both Heav’n and earth shall pass away;
The works of na­ture all de­cay:

But they that in the Lord con­fide,
And shel­ter in His wound­ed side:
Shall see the dan­ger ov­er­past—
Stand ev­ery storm, and live at last.

What Christ has said must be ful­filled—
On this firm rock be­liev­ers build;
His word shall stand, His truth pre­vail,
And not one jot or tit­tle fail.

His word is this (poor sin­ners, hear)
Believe on Me, and ba­nish fear;
Cease from your own works, bad or good,
And wash your gar­ments in My blood.