I looked out the window
To a land far away
Not yet morning
And I hear distant bells
This nation was here
Before ours was a frontier
Here's the story history tells
(Time marches on)
Where have the centuries gone
(Time marches on)
What could my one life have done
(Time marches on)
Where have the centuries gone
(Time marches on)
What could my one life have done
In an ancient land
They've paid a dear price
For their freedom
They've given their lives
Can't speak the language
But I see it in their eyes
I know we're brothers
And I realize
(Time marches on)
Where have the centuries gone
(Time marches on)
What could my one life have done
(Time marches on)
Where have the centuries gone
(Time marches on)
What could my one life have done
I've read, I've seen
How they're winning the fight
My problems seem small
Time marches on...
(Time marches on)
Time marches on
(Time marches on)
(Time marches on)
(Time marches on)
And because lawlessness will abound
The love of many will grow cold
But he who endures to the end
Shall be saved
And this Gospel of the Kingdom
Will be preached in all the world
As a witness to all the nations
And then, the end will come