Gospel Praise Book. ‎#189a

189a. Why should we boast of time to come

1 Why should we boast of time to come,
Though but a single day;
This hour may fix our final doom,
Tho’ strong, and young, and gay.

2 The present we should now redeem,
This only is our own;
The past, alas! is all a dream,
The future is unknown.

3 O, think what vast concerns depend
Upon a moment’s space;
When life and all its cares shall end
In vengeance or in grace.

4 O, for that pow’r which melts the heart,
And lifts the soul on high,
Where sin, and grief, and death depart,
And pleasures never die.

Text Information

• First Line: Why should we boast of time to come
• Author: M. Wilkes
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1885
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: DUNDEE
• Composer: G. Franc
• Notes: Public Domain.