The years of our lives are threescore and ten
Maybe a little bit more
Labor and sorrow and wondering when
Never knowing what's in store
Teach us to number our days and make us wise in heart
Let thy beauty shine on us and finish what we start
The years of our lives are filled up with sin
Wandering far from the way
In mercy and grace you call us back in
Give us ears to hear what you say
Teach us to number our days and make us wise in heart
Let thy beauty shine on us and finish what we start
The years of our lives a tale that is told
We flourish like grass for a day
Start off in strength but soon wax old
Then wither and fly away
Teach us to number our days and make us wise in heart
Let thy beauty shine on us and finish what we start
The years of our lives are soon out of sight
But you are the first and the last
A thousand years like a watch in the night
A thousand years a day that is past
Teach us to number our days and make us wise in heart
Let thy beauty shine on us and finish what we start