I Can't Keep From Singing

Psalm 104:33 New International Version (NIV)

33 I will sing to the Lord all my life;

    I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

I've been listening today to Eva Cassidy's rendition of the old hymn, "How Can I Keep From Singing."  It's beautiful.  I think I prefer the original lyrics that were penned prior to Pete Seeger's version.  Now I've also listened to Chris Tomlin's modern version of the hymn.  It's good too, but I do love the original arrangement.  Regardless, I want to hear and sing God's song as long as I am able.  Christ is Lord of heaven and earth, so how can I keep from singing?

My life flows on in endless song;

Above earth's lamentation,

I hear the sweet, tho' far-off hymn

That hails a new creation;

Thro' 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 comforts 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?

Chris Tomlin "How Can I Keep From Singing"