Christian Hymns ‎#126

126. Time is earnest, passing by

1 Time is earnest, passing by;
Death is earnest, drawing nigh:
Sinner, wilt thou trifling be?
Time and death appeal to Thee.

2 Life is earnest; when 'tis o'er,
Thou returnest never more.
Soon to meet eternity,
Wilt Thou never serious be?

3 God is earnest: kneel and pray,
Ere thy season pass away;
Ere He set His judgment throne;
Ere the day of grace is gone.

4 Christ is earnest, bids thee come;
Paid thy spirit's priceless sum;
Wilt thou spurn thy Saviour's love,
Pleading with thee from above?

5 O be earnest, do not stay;
Thou mayest perish e'en to-day.
Rise, thou lost one, rise and flee;
Lo! thy Saviour waits for thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Time is earnest, passing by
• Meter: 7s.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1898
• Topic: The Gospel Call; Earnestness; God's Grace: Day of; Life: Brevity, Uncertainty and Solemnity of; Repentance
• Notes: Anon., 1851.

Tune Information

• Name: VIENNA
• Composer: J. H. Knecht (1793)
• Meter: 7s.
• Key: G Major