Well... but I'm interested the transfer of this theme title...
You should say it this way if you are interested in the philisophical or physical concept of time :)
Bow down and hear our cry,
Our earthly rulers falter,
Our people drift and die,
The walls of gold entomb us,
The swords of scorn divide,
Take not thy thunder from us,
Take away our pride.
G.K. Chesterton: English Hymnal