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The time is short the season near

Author: Joseph Hoskins Appears in 53 hymnals

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The time is short! the season near

Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #227 (1828) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 The time is short! the season near, When death will us remove; To leave our friends, however dear, And all we fondly love. 2 The time is short! sinners beware, Nor trifle time away; The word of great salvation hear, While it is call'd to-day. 3 The time is short! ye rebels, now To Christ the Lord submit; To mercy's golden sceptre bow, And fall at Jesus' feet. 4 The time is short! ye saints rejoice-- The Lord will quickly come: Cure the vile fever of the mind, And feed our soul with joys refin'd. Topics: Holy Spirit Vanity and uncertainty of life; Time is short Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:29

Time is short

Hymnal: A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #167 (1845) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: The time is short! the season near Lyrics: 1 The time is short! the season near, When death will us remove; To leave our friends, however dear, And all we fondly love. 2 The time is short! sinners beware, Nor trifle time away; The word of great salvation hear, While it is call'd to-day. 3 The time is short! ye rebels, now To Christ the Lord submit; To mercy's golden sceptre bow, And fall at Jesus' feet. 4 The time is short! ye saints rejoice-- The Lord will quickly come: Soon shall you hear the Bridegroom's voice, To call you to your home. 5 The time is short! it swiftly flies-- The hour is just at hand, When we shall mount above the skies, And reach the wish'ed-for land. 6 The time is sort--the moment near, When we shall dwell above; And be forever happy there, With Jesus, whom we love. Topics: Holy Spirit Gospel Call Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:29 Languages: English

The time is short the season near

Author: Joseph Hoskins Hymnal: The Cluster of Spiritual Songs, Divine Hymns and Sacred Poems #DCXXVI (1823)

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1745 - 1788 Author of "The time is short the season near" Hoskins, Joseph, was born in 1745, but at what place is unknown. He was a Congregational Minister, who for ten years laboured with great success at Castle Green Chapel, Bristol, and died Sept. 28, 1788, aged 43. During the three years previous to his death ho had written 384 hymns, which in the year following, after correction and revision, were published by Messrs. Moody & Bottomley, Congregational Ministers. The book is entitled, Hymns on Select Texts of Scripture and Occasional Subjects (Bristol, 1789). From this work the following hymns are in common use:— 1. Alas! my [the] Lord my Life is gone. Spiritual darkness and death. 2. Great Light of life, Thou nature's Lord. God, the True Light. 3. In Thy great Name, 0 Lord, we come. Divine Worship. 4. 0 how the hearts of those revive. Joy in Salvation. 5. Prisoners of sin and Satan too. Hope. 6. Saviour of sinners, deign to shine. Christ's light desired. 7. The time is short, ere all that live. Shortness of Time. Hoskins's hymns are said to have been greatly esteemed by his friends and hearers, but they have little poetic merit. [Rev. W. R. Stevenson, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology ====================== Hoskins, J., p. 535, ii. Additional pieces from his Hymns, &c, 1789, in common use, in America include:— (1) "Let thoughtless thousands choose the road" (Life in Christ), p. 312; (2) "To-day the Saviour rose" (Easter), p. 364; (3) "Behold, behold the Lamb of God" (Invitation!), p. 242. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II ============ Hoskins, Joseph, pp. 535, ii., 1571, ii. The following additional hymns by Hoskins are in The New Psalms and Hymns (Presbyterian), Richmond, Va., 1901:— 1. It shall be well, let sinners know. The Promises of God. 2. Sinners, behold the Lamb of God. The Atonement; and in the Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ... of the Evang. Lutheran Church, Philadelphia, 1899:— 3. On Christ, by faith, my soul would live, from "Let thoughtless thousands," &c. p. 1571, ii. These hymns are from his Hymns, &c, 1789. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)