From: ** (Karol Harding)
HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING?
Tab by Chala the Joyful Dancer
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My life goes on in endless song
above earth s lamentations,
I hear the real, though far off hymn
that hails a new creation.
Through all the tumult and the strife
I hear it s music ringing,
It sounds an echo in my soul.
How can I keep from singing?
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What though the tempest loudly roars
I hear the truth it liveth.
And though the darkness round me closes
Songs in the night it giveth.
No storm can shake my inmost calm
While to that rock I m clinging
Since love is lord of heav n and earth
How can I keep from singing?
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When tyrants tremble in their fear
and hear their death knoll ringing
When friends rejoice both far and near,
How can I keep from singing?
In prison cell and dungeon vile
our thoughts to them are winging.
When friends by shame are undefiled
how can I keep from singing?