Life at best is very brief

I first sang this song over 30 years ago, it came to my mind now and searching the Internet found it with piano accompaniment. The song really challenged me as a Christian and expectations of life after. I pray sincerely to be in time while the voice of Jesus calls.

I just woke up from a dream where I was in a congregation singing this hymn. I sang it first in my secondary school as a young convert in 1971. I was 12 going on 13 then. Now in my 54th year to be 55 in a few months I appreciate God's mercy and grace that saved me. Such a lovely song deep in my subconscious as I haven't sung it in years. Now just waking from that dream and searching out the song on the Internet and discovering this instrumental accompaniment moves me to tears. Thank You Lord Jesus for saving me.

First heard the hymn in 1992, when I was 5, it happened to be Dad's favourite. He stays awake all night playing and keeping it on re-play, then sits us down to explain the words the next morning. Guess I was too young to comprehend the meaning, but now that I'm 26, I'm pushed to tears when I finally sang it word for word last night. God bless His church and saints. AMEN.

I first heard this hymn at The wst Richmond Gospel Hall in 1973 when was newly saved.

It tells it all. Be in time is the message and that means, NOW.

It is my favourite gospel hymn and as my beest friend Wayne Guindon says, it is the best hymn I ever heard in my whole life.

I heard this song in 1971 as we learnt it in the Choir at the Evangelical Christian Union of the University of Benin, Benin city, Nigeria; under Sister NWAKA MBA. I have been blessed with its timeless TRUTH of responding to GOD'S CALL whenever we hear GOD'S VOICE, audibly or as a STILL SMALL VOICE. Indecision, delay or rejection is suicidal. So, my humble plea to anyone hearing these words is: BE IN TIME. For, the sweet nothingness of life is so insignificantly brief in comparison to the JOY of ETERNITY with GOD.

Reminds me why it is important to obey God rather man. Remaining on God's side and being obedient to ALL His requirements is the best one can ever do in his life. "There is" the Bible says "no repentance in the grave."

Come Lord Jesus!

I'd say I've always known this hymn all my life. But sometime in the late 90s, our song book was changed with a new one which hadn't this hymn on it. Surprisingly, my mind would race back to these lines again this morning as I gave deep thoughts to my friends and relations departed. It beckons on sinners to the mercy seat and His saving grace: whilst also warning of the iminent damnation that awaits a recalcitrant soul. Such a great hymn I love so much!

I knew this song way back in the early 80s while in a campus Christian fellowship. We sang it in choir to invite people to the altar for Jesus. It's words are so direct, imploring, encouraging, directing the sinner to Jesus. It just came in my head and I got searching and fount it here. I am so blessed and reminded of what life is all about, it's brevity and how we should seek, find and live for the Lord.

Lyrics by Bishop Charles Harrison Mason, Founder of Churches of God in Christ, Inc. I heard the lyrics for the first time from a cd of his funeral (about 1961) and I couldn't wait to get the music. Most enjoyable!!!!!!