How Can I Keep From Singing

My life flows on in endless song
Above earth's lamentation
I hear the real, though far-off hymn
That hails a new creation

No storm can shake my inmost calm
While to that rock I'm clinging
Since love is Lord of heaven and earth
How can I keep from singing?

Through all the tumult and the strife
I hear the music ringing
It sounds and echoes in my soul
How can I keep from singing?

No storm can shake my inmost calm
While to that rock I'm clinging
Since love is Lord of heaven and earth
How can I keep from singing?

When tyrants tremble, sick with fear
And hear their death knells ringing
When friends rejoice both far and near
How can I keep from singing?

No storm can shake my inmost calm
While to that rock I'm clinging
Since love is Lord of heaven and earth
How can I keep from singing?

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?

No storm can shake my inmost calm
While to that rock I'm clinging
Since love is Lord of heaven and earth
How can I keep from singing?