How Can I Keep from Singing

[Verse 1]
My life flows on in endless song;
Above earth's lamentation
I hear the sweet, though far-off hymn
That hails a new creation

[Chorus 1]
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?

[Verse 2]
What though my joys and comforts die?
The Lord my Savior liveth
What though the darkness gather round?
Songs in the night he giveth

[Chorus 2]
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?

[Verse 3]
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

[Chorus 3]
The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart
A fountain ever springing!
For all things are mine since I am His!
How can I keep from singing?

[Chorus 2]
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?