Threescore Years Or More?
Set your wisdom deeply in our hearts
finished with nothing but a sigh
like a night’s sleep soon forgotten
Replace our years of trouble with decades of delight.
finished with nothing but a sigh
like glistening grass that springs up one day
Replace our years of trouble with decades of delight.
dry and withered the next
like glistening grass that springs up one day
you will give us success in all we do
dry and withered the next
let your sweet beauty rest upon us.
you will give us success in all we do
Set your wisdom deeply in our hearts
let your sweet beauty rest upon us.
like a night’s sleep soon forgotten