When I Am Old
By Hannah C. Ashby
When years roll by and I am old
I shall not weep;
I shall not hold one bitter thought
Of days long gone;
But I shall lift my thoughts above
And still move on.
I would not roll life’s curtain back
One single day,
Lest some great purpose might not move
In God’s appointed way.
Hope, faith, and trust shall still be mine,
For I shall know
I move but nearer to the life divine
When I am old.
(1950)
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Because of a similar phrase in her song, I read this poem as additional lyrics of “No Roots” sung in the voice of Alice Merton, which was a fun way to read it.