My Life Flows On in Endless Song (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 763)
1 My life flows on in endless song;
above earth’s lamentation,
I catch the sweet, though far-off hymn
that hails a new creation.
Refrain
No storm can shake my inmost calm
while to that Rock I’m clinging.
Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth,
how can I keep from singing?
2 Through all the tumult and the strife,
I hear that music ringing.
It finds an echo in my soul.
How can I keep from singing? (Refrain)
3 What though my joys and comforts die?
The Lord my Savior liveth.
What though the darkness gather round?
Songs in the night he giveth. (Refrain)
4 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? (Refrain)
Text: Robert Lowry; Music: Robert Lowry; Public Domain
Devotion
Psalm 96 calls us to “sing to the Lord a new song”—a song born not from ease, but from trust in God’s unshakable presence. The 1868 hymn “My Life Flows On in Endless Song” echoes this same truth. Though written in a world marked by struggle, its message rises with quiet confidence: when our lives are rooted in God, a deeper melody carries us. The hymn reminds us that faith does not silence sorrow, yet it gives us a song that sorrow cannot steal. Storms may rise, burdens may press, but God’s steadfast love becomes the rhythm beneath it all. Like the psalmist, we are invited to lift our voices—not because life is simple, but because God is faithful. When we remember who holds us, gratitude becomes our refrain. Hope becomes our harmony. And even in the hardest seasons, our hearts whisper the same question: “How can I keep from singing?”
Prayer
God of Radiant, Melodic Joy, teach us to sing even when sorrow is near, not to deny our burdens, but to remember that they do not have the final word. Let gratitude rise in us like dawn, and let hope weave its harmony through every moment. Amen.