The name of the song is A beautiful life and it is page 174 in the red back church
hymnal songbook. God bless!

THANK YOU ,THANK YOU ,THANK YOU SO MUCH . I thought about the song and could remember parts of it . none of my old song books have it in them . again Thank You .

ALL I COULD REMEMBER OF THIS SONG WAS PART OF THE REFRAIN. I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE LYRICS. I WOULD NEVER HAVE FOUND IT BECAUSE OF THE NAME OF THE SONG
THANKS AGAIN, PATSY

Thank you this is beautiful

Hi spearfish,

The hymn is "A Beautiful Life", by William Golden, 1918

1. Each day I'll do a golden deed
By helping those who are in need;
My life on earth is but a span,
And so I'll do the best I can.

Refrain:
Life's evening sun is sinking low,
A few more days and I must go
To meet the deeds that I have done,
Where there will be no setting sun.

2.
To be a child of God each day,
My light must shine along the way;
I'll sing His praise while ages roll
And strive to help some troubled soul.

Refrain:

3.
The only life that will endure,
Is one that's kind and good and pure;
And so for God I'll take my stand,
Each day I'll lend a helping hand.

Refrain:

4.
I'll help someone in time of need,
And journey on with rapid speed;
I'll help the sick and poor and weak,
And words of kindness to them speak.

Refrain:

5.
While going down life's weary road
I'll try to lift some trav'ler's load;
I'll try to turn the night to day,
Make flowers bloom along the way.

Refrain:

Hope this is it. God bless!

Steve

I am trying to find an old song sung predominately in appalacian churches.It has repeat lines and was later sung by some quartets, I believe.Here are the words that I remember.

Life's evening sun is sinking low.
A few more days and I must go
To meet the deeds that I have done
Where there will be no setting sun