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