The last chapter of Ecclesiastes gathers 14 verses into a single summons to remember the Creator before the body’s strength fails and old age arrives.
Full sung version coming soon.
Lyrics
Remember also your Creator In the days of your youth
Before the evil days come And the years draw near When you will say I have no pleasure in them Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened
And the clouds return after the rain In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble And the strong men shall bow themselves And the grinders cease because they are few
And those who look out of the windows are darkened And the doors shall be shut in the street When the sound of the grinding is low And one shall rise up at the voice of a bird
And all the daughters of music shall be brought low Yes they shall be afraid of heights And terrors will be on the way And the almond tree shall blossom
And the grasshopper shall be a burden And desire shall fail Because man goes to his everlasting home And the mourners go about the streets
Before the silver cord is severed Or the golden bowl is broken Or the pitcher is broken at the spring Or the wheel broken at the cistern
And the dust returns to the earth as it was And the spirit returns to God who gave it This is the end of the matter All has been heard
Fear God and keep his commandments For this is the whole duty of man
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Ecclesiastes 12 sung by Psalm Selah. The whole Bible, one chapter at a time.