They Say That I Am Growing Old

DESCRIPTION: "They say that I am growing old; I've heard them tell it times untold.... This frail old shell in which I dwell Is growing old I know full well, but I am not the shell." Even with bad eyes, "I still can see to follow him Who sacrificed his life for me..."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1959 (Boette-SingaHipsyDoodle)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad age
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Boette-SingaHipsyDoodle, p. 149, "They Say That I Am Growing Old" (1 text)
Roud #7524
File: Boet149

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