 | Dyer - 1767 - 300 psl.
...Or Earth receiv'd her Frame ! From Everlafting thou art God, To endlefs Years the fame. .A thoufand Ages in thy Sight, Are like an Evening gone : Short as the Watch that ends the Night, Before the rifing Sun. The bufy tribes of Flefh and Blood, With all their Cares and Fears, Are carry'd downward... | |
 | 1776 - 386 psl.
...men ; All nations rofe from earth at firft, and turn to earth again. 4 A thoufand ages in thy fight are like an evening gone ; Short as the watch that ends the night before the rifing fun. 5 Time like an ever-rolling ftream bears 'all it's fons away ; They fly, forgotten, as... | |
 | 1776 - 428 psl.
...frame ; From everlafting Thou art GOD, To endlefs years the fame. 4 A thoufand ages, in thy fight, Are, like an evening-, gone ; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rifing fun. 5 The bufy tribes of flefh and blood, With all their cares and fears, Are carry'd downward... | |
 | 1781 - 660 psl.
...With all their Lives and Cares Are carried downwards by thy Flood, And loft in following Years.] 7 'Time like an ever-rolling Stream- ', ' ,. Bears all...Sons away ; They fly forgotten as a Dream Dies at the op'r'mg Day. 8 Like flow'ry Fields the Nations ftand Pleas'd with the Morning-Light ; The Flow'rs beneath... | |
 | 1785 - 314 psl.
...Ages in thy Sight Are like an Ev'ning gone ; Short as the Watch that ends the Night, Before the rifmg Sun. 5 Time, like an ever-rolling Stream, Bears all...away ; They fly, forgotten, as a Dream Dies at the op'ning Day. 6 Like flow'ry Fields the Nations ftand, Pleas'd with the Morning-Light ; The.Flow'rs... | |
 | Jeremy Belknap - 1801 - 558 psl.
...;" AH nations rofe from earth at firft, . And turn to earth again. 3 A thoufand ages in thy fight, Are like an evening gone ; Short as the watch that ends the night, Before the riiuig fun. <j Time, like an ever-running ftream, Bears all its fons away ; They fly forgotten, as... | |
 | Jeremy Belknap - 1801 - 510 psl.
...;" All nations rofe from earth at firft, And turn to earth aijain. o 3 A thoufand ages in thy fight, Are like an evening gone ; Short as the watch that ends the night. Before .die rifing fun. '$ Time, like an ever-running ftream, Bears all its fons away •, They fly forgotten,... | |
 | 1802 - 448 psl.
...from earth at first And turn to i -::'.!i again. 5. A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an ev'ning gone, Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. 20 [0. The busy tribes of flesh and blood With all their lives and cares, Are rarry'd downwards by... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1803 - 642 psl.
...:" All nations rofe from earth at firft, And turn to earth again. 5 A thoufand ages, in thy fight, Are like an evening gone ; Short as the watch that ends the night., Before the rifing fun. 6 [The bufy tribes of flefh and blood, With all their lives and cares, Are carried downwards... | |
 | Collection - 1807 - 650 psl.
...a song : By swift degrees our nature dies, Nor can our joys be long. 'J Time, like an ever-flowing stream, Bears all its sons away : They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the op'ning day. 3 There are but few whose days .amount To threescore years and len : And oft beyond that... | |
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A thousand ages, in Thy sight, Are like an evening gone ; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. 
