Remember your creator (Original 1998)

acoustic folk, melancholic, baritone male vocals

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[Verse 2]
Be happy young man while you are young
And let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth
Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see
But know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment

[Verse 3]
So then banish anxiety from your heart
And cast off the troubles of your body
For youth and vigor are meaningless
Remember your creator in the days of your youth
Before the days of trouble come and the years approach
When you will say I find no pleasure in them
Before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark
And the clouds return after the rain

[Verse 4]
When keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop
When the grinders cease because they are few and those looking through the window grow dim
When the doors to the streets are closed and the sound of grinding fades
Everything to come is meaningless, everything to come is meaningless

[Verse 5]
When man rise up at the sound of birds but fall at the sound of a finch
When men are afraid of heights and of danger in the streets
When the almond tree blossoms and the grasshopper drags himself along
And desire no longer is there
Then man go to his eternal home
And mourners go about the streets
For youth and vigor are meaningless
Remember your creator in the days of your youth
Before the days of trouble come and the years approach
When you will say I find no pleasure in them
Before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark
And the clouds return after the rain

[Verse 6]
Remember before the silver cord is severed or the golden bowl is broken
Before the pitcher is shattered at the spring or the wheel broken at the well
And the dust returns to the ground it came from
And the spirit turns to God who gave it
Meaningless, oh meaningless, says the teacher, everything is meaningless
Remember your creator in the days of your youth
Before the days of trouble come and the years approach
When you will say I find no pleasure in them
Before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark
And the clouds return after the rain
Remember your creator in the days of your youth
Before the days of trouble come and the years approach
When you will say I find no pleasure in them
Before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark
And the clouds return after the rain
Return after the rain
Return after the rain

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[Verse 1] Light is sweet and pleasant to the eyes to see the sun However many years a man may live, let him enjoy them all But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many Everything to come is meaningless, everything to come is meaningless [Verse 2] Be happy young man while you are young And let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see But know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment [Verse 3] So then banish anxiety from your heart And cast off the troubles of your body For youth and vigor are meaningless Remember your creator in the days of your youth Before the days of trouble come and the years approach When you will say I find no pleasure in them Before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark And the clouds return after the rain [Verse 4] When keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop When the grinders cease because they are few and those looking through the window grow dim When the doors to the streets are closed and the sound of grinding fades Everything to come is meaningless, everything to come is meaningless [Verse 5] When man rise up at the sound of birds but fall at the sound of a finch When men are afraid of heights and of danger in the streets When the almond tree blossoms and the grasshopper drags himself along And desire no longer is there Then man go to his eternal home And mourners go about the streets For youth and vigor are meaningless Remember your creator in the days of your youth Before the days of trouble come and the years approach When you will say I find no pleasure in them Before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark And the clouds return after the rain [Verse 6] Remember before the silver cord is severed or the golden bowl is broken Before the pitcher is shattered at the spring or the wheel broken at the well And the dust returns to the ground it came from And the spirit turns to God who gave it Meaningless, oh meaningless, says the teacher, everything is meaningless Remember your creator in the days of your youth Before the days of trouble come and the years approach When you will say I find no pleasure in them Before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark And the clouds return after the rain Remember your creator in the days of your youth Before the days of trouble come and the years approach When you will say I find no pleasure in them Before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark And the clouds return after the rain Return after the rain Return after the rain

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