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Why should I say, “‘Tis yet too soon
“To seek for heaven or think of death?”
A flower may fade before ‘tis noon,
And I this day may lose my breath.
If this rebellious heart of mine
Despise the gracious calls of Heaven,
I may be harden’d in my sin,
And never have repentance given.
What if the Lord grow wroth, and swear,
While I refuse to read and pray,
That he’ll refuse to lend an ear
To all my groans another day!
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What if his dreadful anger burn,
While I refuse his offer’d grace,
And all his love to anger turn,
And strike me dead upon the place!
’Tis dangerous to provoke a God!
His power and vengeance none can tell:
One stroke of his almighty rod
Shall send young sinners quick to hell.
Then ‘twill for ever be in vain
To cry for pardon or for grace;
To wish I had my time again,
Or hope to see my Maker’s face.
First Line: | Why should I say, "'Tis yet too soon |
Title: | Why should I say, 'Tis yet too soon |
Author: | Isaac Watts (1715) |
Meter: | 8.8.8.8 |
Language: | English |
Instances (1 - 30 of 30) | Title | First Line | Tune | Tune Key | Author | Meter | Scripture | Date | Subject | Source | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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A Selection of Hymns for the Use of Church of England Sunday Schools, Bible Classes ... New ed. #d316 | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 | 1862 | |||||||||||||
Canadian Sabbath-School Hymn Book #d280 | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 | 1866 | |||||||||||||
Divine and Moral Songs: attempted in easy language for the use of children with some additional composures #HXIII | Why should I say, “‘Tis yet too soon | Why should I say, "'Tis yet too soon | Isaac Watts | 8,8,8,8 | 1866 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||
Divine Songs for Children #XIII | The Danger of Delay | Why should I say, 'Tis yet too soon | 1827 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Divine Songs: attempted in easy language, for the use of children #13 | Why should I say, "Tis yet too soon | Why should I say, "Tis yet too soon | 1802 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
Family Hymns #d289 | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 | 1831 | |||||||||||||
Hymns for Children and Young Persons. First Am. from the London ed. #d157 | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 | 1822 | |||||||||||||
Hymns for Schools and Families #d572 | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 | 1853 | |||||||||||||
Hymns for Schools and Families, Specailly Designed for the Children of the Church #345 | Why should I say 'tis yet too soon | Why should I say 'tis yet too soon | Watts | 1859 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Hymns for Social Worship: selected from Watts, Doddridge, Newton, Cowper, Steele and others #470 | Why should I say, 'Tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'Tis yet too soon | Watts | 1840 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Hymns for Sunday Schools, Selected from Various Authoors #d254 | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 | 1842 | |||||||||||||
Hymns, Selected and Arranged for the Sunday School of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Matthew, Philadelphia #d210 | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 | 1833 | |||||||||||||
Hymns, Selected and Original, for Sunday Schools of the Evangelical Lutheran Church #d527 | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 | 1860 | |||||||||||||
New Union Hymns #520 | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 | 1850 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Sabbath School and Social Hymns of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the U.S.A. #d320 | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 | 1843 | |||||||||||||
Selection of Hymns for the Sunday School Union of the Methodist Episcopal Church #68 | Why should I say, 'Tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'Tis yet too soon | Watts | 1832 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Selection of Hymns for the Sunday School Union of the Methodist Episcopal Church #95 | Why should I say, "'tis yet too soon To seek for heaven, or think of death?" | Why should I say, "'tis yet too soon To seek for heaven, or think of death?" | 1836 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
Songs, Divine and Moral #80 | Why should I say, 'Tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'Tis yet too soon | 1844 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
Sunday School Hymn Book. (19th ed) #154 | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | 1827 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
The Advent Harp; designed for believers in the speedy coming of Christ #154a | Why should I say, 'Tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'Tis yet too soon | 1849 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
The American Baptist Sabbath-School Hymn-Book #237 | Why should I say, 'Tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'Tis yet too soon | 1842 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
The Baptist Sabbath School Hymn Book #d499 | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 | 1851 | |||||||||||||
The Brick Church Hymns, Designed for the Use of Social Prayer Meetings and Families, selected from the most approved authors #254 | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | L. M. | 1823 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
The Child's Hymn Book #154 | Why should I say, "'Tis yet too soon | Why should I say, "'Tis yet too soon | 1840 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
The Polyphonic; or Juvenile Choralist; containing a great variety of music and hymns, both new & old, designed for schools and youth #67a | Why should I say, 'Tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'Tis yet too soon | 1863 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
The Sacred Lute #d404 | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 | 1855 | |||||||||||||
The Sunday School Child's Hymn Book. Rev. #d50 | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 | 1900 | |||||||||||||
Union Hymns. Rev. #d496 | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 | 1835 | |||||||||||||
Union Hymns. Rev. #d512 | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 | 1845 | |||||||||||||
Watt's Divine Songs For the use of Children #13 | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | Why should I say, 'tis yet too soon | 1807 | ![]() |