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1 How short and hasty is our life!
How vast our souls' affairs!
Yet senseless mortals vainly strive
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.

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

5 Draw us, O Savior, with thy grace,
And lift our thoughts on high,
That we may end this mortal race,
And see salvation nigh.
The Rural harmony: being an original composition, in three and four parts ; for the use of singing schools and musical societies #19 (1793)
Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #372 (1899)
Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) #XXXVI (1786)
Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) #XXXVI (1786)
Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David: to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian church in general (3rd. ed.) #XXXVI (1787)
Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David: to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian church in general (4th ed.) #XXXVI (1790)
Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David: to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian church in general (Corr. and enl.) #H.XXXVI (1785)
A New Version of the Psalms of David: fitted to the Tunes used in Churches #HLXIII (1760)
Appendix, Containing a Number of Hymns, Taken Chiefly from Dr. Watts's Scripture Collection #LXIII (1760)
Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #II.32 (1806)
The Psalms of David: imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship (27th ed.) #II.XXXII (1766)
A Selection of Psalms and Hymns: done under the appointment of the Philadelphian Association #CXXXIII (1790)
Appendix, Containing a Number of Hymns Taken Chiefly from Dr. Watts's Scriptural Collection #LXIII (1765)
Hymns and Spiritual Songs, in Three Books: I. collected from the scriptures, II. composed on divine subjects, III. prepared for the Lord's Supper #II.XXXII (1793)
Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #287 (1870)
Hymns, Selected and Original: for public and private worship (1st ed.) #224 (1828)
The Book of Worship #416 (1867)
A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #165 (1845)
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