Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#372

372. How short and hasty is our life!

1 How short and hasty is our life!
How vast our souls' affairs!
Yet senseless mortals vainly strive
To lavish out their years,
To lavish out their years.

2 Our days run thoughtlessly along,
Without a moment's stay;
Just like a story, or a song
We pass our lives away,
We pass our lives away.

3 God from on high invites us home,
But we march heedless on,
And ever hastening to the tomb,
Stoop downwards as we run,
Stoop downwards as we run.

4 How we deserve the deepest hell,
That slight the joys above!
What chains of vengeance should we feel,
That break such cords of love!
That break such cords of love!

5 Draw us, O Saviour, with Thy grace,
And lift our thoughts on high,
That we may end this mortal race,
And see salvation nigh,
And see salvation nigh.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: How short and hasty is our life!
• Author: Isaac Watts (1707)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Accepted Time; Brevity of Life; Gospel Call; Life: Solemnity of
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: MORAVIAN
• Composer: Luther O. Emerson
• Meter: C. M.
• Notes: Public Domain.