The Cyber Hymnal ‎#72

72. And Is This Life Prolonged to Me?

1. And is this life prolonged to me?
Are days and seasons giv’n?
O let me, then, prepare to be
A fitter heir of Heav’n.

2. In vain these moments shall not pass,
These golden hours be gone:
Lord, I accept Thine offered grace,
I bow before Thy throne.

3. Now cleanse my soul from every sin
By my Redeemer’s blood;
Now let my flesh and soul begin
The honors of my God.

4. Let me no more my soul beguile
With sin’s deceitful toys;
Let cheerful hope, increasing still,
Approach to heav’nly joys.

5. My thankful lips shall loud proclaim
The wonders of Thy praise,
And spread the savor of Thy name,
Where’er I spend my days.

6. On earth let my example shine,
And when I leave this state,
May Heav’n receive this soul of mine
To bliss supremely great.

Text Information

• First Line: And is this life prolonged to me?
• Title: And Is This Life Prolonged to Me?
• Author: Isaac Watts (1707)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, 1707, number 44.

Tune Information

• Name: NAOMI
• Composer: Hans Nägeli, 1773-1836
• Arranger: Lowell Mason (1836)
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 33354 32343 36654
• Key: D Major