HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING?

Traditional version

My life flows on in endless song
Above earth's lamentation
I catch the sweet, tho' far-off hymn
That hails a new creation
Through all the tumult and the strife
I hear the music ringing
It finds an echo in my soul
How can I keep from singing?

What tho' my joys and comfort die?
The Lord my Saviour liveth
What tho' the darkness gather round?
Songs in the night he giveth
No storm can shake my inmost calm
While to that refuge clinging
Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth
How can I keep from singing?

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
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?

Info

HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING? is a Christian hymm with music written by American Baptist minister Robert Wadsworth Lowry. Apparently the first publication of the words was on 07 August 1868, in The New York Observer. It was titled "Always Rejoicing" and attributed to "Pauline T." The same words were published by Robert Lowry in the 1869 song book, Bright Jewels for the Sunday School. Lowry claimed credit for the music but gave no indication as to who wrote the words.

The above lyrics are for original version of HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING? as published in 1986.

Springsteen's Version

Bruce Springsteen recorded HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING? and released it in 2006. See the album version for more details.

References

Info about the song's history is taken from Wikipedia.

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Page last updated: 05 Jan 2013