While The Days Are Going By

Words:
George Cooper
Music:
Ira D. Sankey

Sheet music

  1. 1There are lonely hearts to cherish,While the days are going by;There are weary souls who perish,While the days are going by;If a smile we can renew,As our journey we pursue,Oh, the good we all may do,While the days are going by.Going by, going by,(Going by, going by,)Going by, going by;(Going by, going by;)Oh, the good we all may do,While the days are going by.
  2. 2All the loving links that bind us,While the days are going by;One by one we leave behind us,While the days are going by;But the seeds of good we sow,Both in shade and shine will grow,And will keep our hearts aglow,While the days are going by.Going by, going by,(Going by, going by,)Going by, going by;(Going by, going by;)Oh, the good we all may do,While the days are going by.

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1868, the words are in 168 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

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