23. Hymn: How Can I Keep From Singing

Hymn: How Can I Keep From Singing

Author: Robert Lowry (1826-1899)

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(Sheet Music)

1. My life flows on in endless song
    Above earth’s lamentation.
    I hear the real though far-off hymn
    That hails a new creation.

Refrain:

No storm can shake my inmost calm,

While to that rock I’m clinging.

Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth,

How can I keep from singing?

2. Through all the tumult and the strife,
    I hear that music ringing;
    It sounds and echoes in my soul;
    How can I keep from singing?

3. What, though my joys and comfort die,
    The Lord, my savior liveth.
    What though the darkness gather ‵round?
    Songs in the night it giveth.

4. I lift my eyes; the cloud grows thin;
    I see the blue above it;
    And day by day this pathway smooths,
    Since first I learned to love it.

5. The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart,
    A fountain ever springing.
    All things are mine since I am his;
    How can I keep from singing?