2 “How I long for the months gone by,

for the days when God watched over me,

2 “Oh, that I were as in the months of old,

as in the days when God watched over me,

2 Oh that I were as in months past,

As in the days when God preserved me;

2 “I long for the years gone by

when God took care of me,

2 “How I wish for the months that have passed

and the days when God watched over me.

2 Oh that I were as in the months of old,

As in the days when God watched over me;

2 Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when †God preserved me;

2 “If only my life could be like it used to be, 

in the days when God watched over me, 

2 If only I could be as in months gone by,

in the days when God watched over me,

2 “O that I were as in the months of old,

as in the days when God watched over me;

2 “O that I were as in the months before,

as in the days when God watched over me,

2 “How I long for the good old days!

That’s when God watched over me.

2 “Oh that I were as in months gone by,

As in the days when God watched over me;