1
Life at best is very brief,
Like the falling of a leaf,
Like the binding of a sheaf,
Be in time!
Fleeting days are telling fast
That the die will soon be cast,
And the fatal line be passed,
Be in time!
D
Life at best is very brief,
Like the falling of a leaf,
Like the
G
binding of a sheaf,
Fleeting
D
days are telling fast
That the
G
die will soon be
G-D
cast,
A7
And the
A7-D-G-D
fatal line be passed,
Be in time!
Be in time! Be in time!
While the voice of Jesus calls you,
Be in time!
If in sin you longer wait,
You may find no open gate,
And your cry be just too late:
Be in time!
D
Be in time! Be in time!
While the voice
D-A-A7
of Jesus calls
D
you,
Be in time!
If in sin
G
you longer
G-D
wait,
D-A7
You may
A7-D-G-D
find no open gate,
And your cry be just too late:
Be in time!
2
Fairest flowers soon decay,
Youth and beauty pass away;
O you have not long to stay,
Be in time!
While God's Spirit bids you come,
Sinner, do not longer roam,
Lest you seal your hopeless doom,
Be in time!
Fairest flowers soon decay,
Youth and beauty pass away;
O you have not long to stay,
Be in time!
While God's Spirit bids you come,
Sinner, do not longer roam,
Lest you seal your hopeless doom,
Be in time!
D
Fairest flowers soon decay,
Youth and beauty pass away;
O you
G
have not long to stay,
While God's
D
Spirit bids you come,
Sinner,
G
do not longer
G-D
roam,
A7
Lest you
A7-D-G-D
seal your hopeless doom,
Be in time!
Be in time! Be in time!
While the voice of Jesus calls you,
Be in time!
If in sin you longer wait,
You may find no open gate,
And your cry be just too late:
Be in time!
D
Be in time! Be in time!
While the voice
D-A-A7
of Jesus calls
D
you,
Be in time!
If in sin
G
you longer
G-D
wait,
D-A7
You may
A7-D-G-D
find no open gate,
And your cry be just too late:
Be in time!
3
Time is gliding swiftly by,
Death and judgment draweth nigh,
To the arms of Jesus fly,
Be in time!
O I pray you count the cost!
Ere the fatal line be crossed,
And your soul in hell be lost,
Be in time!
Time is gliding swiftly by,
Death and judgment draweth nigh,
To the arms of Jesus fly,
Be in time!
O I pray you count the cost!
Ere the fatal line be crossed,
And your soul in hell be lost,
Be in time!
D
Time is gliding swiftly by,
Death and judgment draweth nigh,
To the
G
arms of Jesus fly,
O I
D
pray you count the cost!
Ere the
G
fatal line be
G-D
crossed,
A7
And your
A7-D-G-D
soul in hell be lost,
Be in time!
Be in time! Be in time!
While the voice of Jesus calls you,
Be in time!
If in sin you longer wait,
You may find no open gate,
And your cry be just too late:
Be in time!
D
Be in time! Be in time!
While the voice
D-A-A7
of Jesus calls
D
you,
Be in time!
If in sin
G
you longer
G-D
wait,
D-A7
You may
A7-D-G-D
find no open gate,
And your cry be just too late:
Be in time!
4
Sinner, heed the warning voice,
Make the Lord your final choice,
Then all heaven will rejoice,
Be in time!
Come from darkness into light;
Come, let Jesus make you right;
Come, receive His life tonight,
Be in time!
Sinner, heed the warning voice,
Make the Lord your final choice,
Then all heaven will rejoice,
Be in time!
Come from darkness into light;
Come, let Jesus make you right;
Come, receive His life tonight,
Be in time!
D
Sinner, heed the warning voice,
Make the Lord your final choice,
Then all
G
heaven will rejoice,
Come from
D
darkness into light;
Come, let
G
Jesus make you
G-D
right;
A7
Come,
A7-D-G-D
receive His life tonight,
Be in time!
Be in time! Be in time!
While the voice of Jesus calls you,
Be in time!
If in sin you longer wait,
You may find no open gate,
And your cry be just too late:
Be in time!
D
Be in time! Be in time!
While the voice
D-A-A7
of Jesus calls
D
you,
Be in time!
If in sin
G
you longer
G-D
wait,
D-A7
You may
A7-D-G-D
find no open gate,
And your cry be just too late:
Be in time!
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Newport, United Kingdom
This is in the Korean hymnal (most Korean churches use the same hymnal). Although the Korean translation is fine, these original English words hit much closer to heart. I can imagine this being used to great effect in a revival meeting.
United Kingdom
A hymn that I grew up with, that I often use and quote. A hymn that I love because its words are true.
Sankey 437