Hymnal: A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #160 (1845) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Life is the time to serve the Lord Lyrics: 1 Life is the time to serve the Lord,
The time t'ensure the great reward;
And while the lamp holds out to burn,
The vilest sinner may return.
2 Life is the hour that God has given
To 'scape from hell, and fly to heaven;
The day of grace, and mortals may
Secure the blessings of the day.
3 The living know that they must die,
But all the dead forgotten lie,
They have no share in all that's done
Beneath the circuit of the sun.
4 Then what my thoughts design to do,
My hands with all your might pursue,
Since no devise, nor work is found,
Nor faith, no hope beneath the ground.
5 There are no acts of pardon past
In the cold grave to which we haste;
But darkness, death, and long despair,
Reign in eternal silence there. Topics: Holy Spirit Gospel Call Scripture: Ecclesiastes 9:4-6 Languages: English
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