ALWAYS REJOICING (HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING) Words attributed to "Pauline T." in The New York Observer, 27 August 27, 1868. [located by Barbara Swetman] Music by Robert Lowry, in Bright Jewels, 1869 MIDI: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/mid/m/y/mylifefo.mid My life flows on in endless song: Above earth's lamentation, I catch the sweet, tho' far-off hymn That hails a new creation. Through all the tumult and the strife I hear the music ringing; It finds an echo in my soul-- How can I keep from singing? What tho' my joys and comfort die? The Lord my Saviour liveth; What tho' the darkness gather round? Songs in the night he giveth. No storm can shake my inmost calm, While to that refuge clinging; Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth, How can I keep from singing? I lift my eyes; the cloud grows thin; I see the blue above it; And day by day this pathway smooths, Since first I learned to love it. 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?