Monday, 16 July 2012

The Sands of Time are Sinking

The words of this hymn are actually an excerpt from a much longer poem by Anne R. Cousin (it has 19 stanzas).  It was inspired by the letters and last words of Samuel Rutherford.  The hymnal I use does not include the second verse below, but I included it here.  There are some more modern versions of it.  While I love the old music, the new ones are pretty good too.

Here is the Indelible Grace's version. Click here for a pdf of the music.




Here is Matt Searle's version.  
Click here for Matt Searle's website that has a pdf of this song, Immanuel's Land.
Click here for Matt Searles' album Now and Not Yet.