162. The rich Worldling

1 "My barns are full, my stores increase;
And now for many years,
Soul, eat and drink, and take thine ease,
Secure from wants and fears."

2 Thus, while a worldling boasted once,
As many now presume,
He heard the Lord himself pronounce,
His sudden, awful doom:

3 "This night, vain fool, thy soul must pass
Into a world unknown;
And who shall then the stores possess,
Which thou hast called thine own?"

4 Thus blinded mortals fondly scheme,
For happiness below;
Till death destroys the pleasing dream,
And they awake to wo.

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First Line: My barns are full, my stores increase
Title: The rich Worldling
Meter: C. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1845
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Topic: Holy Spirit: Gospel Call
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