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My sands of life are running fast;

Poet: H. Wood, 1869 (1st Stanza); A. M. Cagle, 1966 (2nd Stanza)
Meter: Particular Meter: 8,8,8,8,8
Location in The Sacred Harp
Stanza Denson Cooper
1
My sands of life are running fast;
I can't recall one moment past:
I've much to do in little space.
Oh, can I yet be saved by grace?
Oh, can I yet one effort make?

My Sands of Life (Mulberry Grove) 94, Stanza 1
2
Thus far the Lord has led me on
and I am near my final home;
So I must halt, recount my thoughts
And tell the world I'm saved by grace,
This effort is my choice to make.

White, B. F. and E. J. King. The Sacred Harp. Fourth Edition. Atlanta: Chas. P. Byrd, 1870.

White, B. F. and E. J. King. Original Sacred Harp. Bremen, Ga.: Sacred Harp Publishing Company, Inc., 1966