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That awful hour will soon appear

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1 That awful hour will soon appear,
Swift on the wings of time it flies
When all that pains or pleases here,
Will vanish from my closing eyes.

2 Death calls my friends, my neighbours hence,
And none resist the fatal dart;
Continual warnings strike my sense,
And shall they fail to strike my heart?

3 Think, O my soul! how much depends
On the short period of to-day:
Shall time, which heav'n in mercy lends,
Be negligently thrown away?

4 Thy remnant minutes strive to use;
Awake, rouse ev'ry active pow'r;
And not in dreams and trifles lose
This little, this important hour!

5 Lord of my life, inspire my heart
With heav'nly ardor, grace divine;
Nor let thy presence e'er depart,
For strength, and life, and death are thine.

6 O teach me the celestial skill,
Each awful warning to improve;
And while my days are short'ning still,
Prepare me for the joys above!


Source: A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #369

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Author: Anne Steele

Anne Steele was the daughter of Particular Baptist preacher and timber merchant William Steele. She spent her entire life in Broughton, Hampshire, near the southern coast of England, and devoted much of her time to writing. Some accounts of her life portray her as a lonely, melancholy invalid, but a revival of research in the last decade indicates that she had been more active and social than what was previously thought. She was theologically conversant with Dissenting ministers and "found herself at the centre of a literary circle that included family members from various generations, as well as local literati." She chose a life of singleness to focus on her craft. Before Christmas in 1742, she declined a marriage proposal from contemporar… Go to person page >

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First Line: That awful hour will soon appear
Author: Anne Steele
Copyright: Public Domain
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HAMBURG

Lowell Mason (PHH 96) composed HAMBURG (named after the German city) in 1824. The tune was published in the 1825 edition of Mason's Handel and Haydn Society Collection of Church Music. Mason indicated that the tune was based on a chant in the first Gregorian tone. HAMBURG is a very simple tune with…

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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Churches #475

A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Churches #475
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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy #475

A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy #475
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A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy #475

A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy #475
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A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #369

A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #369

A Collection of Hymns from Various Authors. New ed. #d300

A Collection of Hymns from Various Authors. New ed. #d300
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship #LXXI

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship #LXXI
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship (2nd ed.) #LXXI

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship (2nd ed.) #LXXI
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Social and Private Worship #CCLXX

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Social and Private Worship #CCLXX
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #313

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #313
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #448

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #448
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A Liturgy and Hymns for Church Sunday Schools #197

A Liturgy and Hymns for Church Sunday Schools #197
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A Manual of Devotion for Soldiers and Sailors #86

A Manual of Devotion for Soldiers and Sailors #86
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (2nd ed. Enl. and Imp.) #272

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (2nd ed. Enl. and Imp.) #272
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #281

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #281
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms, for Social and Private Worship. (11th ed.) #281

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms, for Social and Private Worship. (11th ed.) #281
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms #272

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms #272
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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #448

A Selection of Sacred Poetry #448
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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #448

A Selection of Sacred Poetry #448
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Additional Hymns, Adopted by the General Synod of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America, at their Session, June 1846, and authorized to be used in the churches under their care #295

Additional Hymns, Adopted by the General Synod of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America, at their Session, June 1846, and authorized to be used in the churches under their care #295

Church Hymn Book . 3rd ed. #d449

Church Hymn Book . 3rd ed. #d449
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Church Hymn Book; consisting of hymns and psalms, original and selected. adapted to public worship and many other occasions. 2nd ed. #596

Church Hymn Book; consisting of hymns and psalms, original and selected. adapted to public worship and many other occasions. 2nd ed. #596
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Hymns for Social Meetings #103

Hymns for Social Meetings #103
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Hymns for Sunday Schools #306

Hymns for Sunday Schools #306
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Hymns for Youth, Suitable to be Used in Sabbath and Parochial Schools #350

Hymns for Youth, Suitable to be Used in Sabbath and Parochial Schools #350
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Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship #704

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship #704

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship, published by General Synod for the Evangelical Lutheran Church. 68th ed. (8th rev. ed.) #d734

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship, published by General Synod for the Evangelical Lutheran Church. 68th ed. (8th rev. ed.) #d734
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Hymns, Selected and Original #704

Hymns, Selected and Original #704
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Hymns #704

Hymns #704
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Hymns #704

Hymns #704
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Hymns #704

Hymns #704
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Hymns #704

Hymns #704

Revival Hymns. 4th ed. #d113

Revival Hymns. 4th ed. #d113

Sabbath School and Social Hymns of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the U.S.A. #d236

Sabbath School and Social Hymns of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the U.S.A. #d236
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Sacred Poetry and Music Reconciled; or a Collection of Hymns, Original and Compiled #447

Sacred Poetry and Music Reconciled; or a Collection of Hymns, Original and Compiled #447

Selection from Tate and Brady's Version of the Psalms; with Hymns by Various Authors, for the Church in Brattle-Square #d253

Selection from Tate and Brady's Version of the Psalms; with Hymns by Various Authors, for the Church in Brattle-Square #d253
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Sunday School Hymn Book. (19th ed) #124

Sunday School Hymn Book. (19th ed) #124
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Sunday-School Hymns #190

Sunday-School Hymns #190
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The American Baptist Sabbath-School Hymn-Book #254

The American Baptist Sabbath-School Hymn-Book #254

The Baptist Sabbath School Hymn Book #d357

The Baptist Sabbath School Hymn Book #d357

The Halifax Selection of Hymns #d381

The Halifax Selection of Hymns #d381
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The Philadelphia Hymn Book; or, a selection of sacred poetry, consisting of psalms and hymns from Watts...and others, adapted to public and private devotion #448

The Philadelphia Hymn Book; or, a selection of sacred poetry, consisting of psalms and hymns from Watts...and others, adapted to public and private devotion #448

The Pocket Selection of Hymns for the Use of Evangelical Churches and Religious Assemblies in the U. S. lst ed. #d218

The Pocket Selection of Hymns for the Use of Evangelical Churches and Religious Assemblies in the U. S. lst ed. #d218
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The Presbyterian Juvenile Psalmodist #136

The Presbyterian Juvenile Psalmodist #136
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The Psalms and Hymns, with the Doctrinal Standards and Liturgy of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America #H702

The Psalms and Hymns, with the Doctrinal Standards and Liturgy of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America #H702
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The Springfield Collection of Hymns for Sacred Worship #200

The Springfield Collection of Hymns for Sacred Worship #200

The Sunday School Child's Hymn Book. Rev. #d33

The Sunday School Child's Hymn Book. Rev. #d33

Union Hymns. Rev. #d356

Union Hymns. Rev. #d356

Union Hymns. Rev. #d366

Union Hymns. Rev. #d366
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Worship in the School Room #464

Worship in the School Room #464
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