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Hymn: While life prolongs its precious light (FL)

Hymnal: Christian Psalms and Hymns

Date: 1839

Compiler: Walter Scott and Silas Leonard

Publisher/Printer: A S Tilden

First Line: While life prolongs its precious light

Topic: <no topic given>

Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>

Composer:

Meter: LM

Tune:

Hymn Number: 394

Page Number: 194, click to see hymnal pages

Lyics

WHILE life prolongs its precious light,

Mercy is found-and peace is given;

But soon-ah soon! approaching night

Shall blot out every hope of heaven.



While God invites-how blest the day

How sweet the gospel's charming sound!

Come, sinners, haste-oh haste away,

While yet a pardoning God is found.



Soon, borne on time's most rapid wing,

Shall death command you to the grave;

Before his bar your spirits bring,

And none be found to hear, or save.



In that lone land of deep despair,

No Gospels heavenly light shall rise;

No God regard your bitter prayer,

No Saviour call you to the skies.



Now God invites-how blessed the day!

How sweet the gospel's charming sound!

Come, sinners, haste-oh, haste away,

While yet a pardoning God is found.