How can I keep (how can I keep) How can I keep from singing My life flows on in endless song Above earth's lamentation I hear the sweet (I hear the sweet) The far off hymn (the far off hymn) That hails a new, a new creation Through all the tumult and the strife I hear the music ringing It finds an echo (echo) In my soul (in my soul) How can I keep from singing The piece of Christ makes fresh my heart A fountain ever springing All things are mine since I am His How can I keep from singing Since Christ is Lord (since Christ is Lord) Of heaven and earth (of heaven and earth) How can I keep from singing