The Sacred Harp ‎#28b

28b. Life is the time to serve the Lord

1 Life is the time to serve the Lord,
The time t’insure the great reward;
And while the lamp holds out to burn
The vilest sinner may return.

2 Life is the hour that God has giv’n,
To escape hell and fly to heav’n;
The day of grace, and mortals may
Secure the blessing of the day.

3 The living know that they must die,
But all the dead forgotten lie;
Their mem’ry and their sense is gone,
Alike unknowing and unknown.

Text Information

• First Line: Life is the time to serve the Lord
• Author: Isaac Watts (1707)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1991

Tune Information

• Name: WELLS
• Composer: Israel Holdroyd (1724)
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: G Major