Scripture Verse

Why do you stand here idle all day? Matthew 20:6

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: W. C. Ho­gan, in Song-Land Mes­sen­ger No. 2, ed­it­ed by An­tho­ny J. Sho­wal­ter, John S. Hen­dricks et al. (Dall­as, Tex­as & Dal­ton, Geor­gia: Sho­wal­ter-Lin­coln & A. J. Sho­wal­ter, 1898), num­ber 122 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Ho­gan’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Life is the time to pre­pare for death,
Then why not be­gin it to­day?
You’re on­ly mortals on pro­bate life,
Don’t idle your time away.

Refrain

Don’t do that, don’t do that,
Don’t idle your time away;
Don’t do that, O don’t do that,
Don’t idle your time away.

Hear the glad shouts of the new­born souls,
In prais­ing their Sav­ior today,
While you stand id­ly the whole day long,
Still wast­ing your time away?

Refrain

Sinners, come now and ac­cept the call,
While Je­sus is plead­ing to­day;
He will re­ceive you in­to His fold;
Don’t idle your time away.

Refrain

Christ the Re­deem­er is wait­ing now
To cleanse and re­ceive you to­day;
Come and fall hum­bly be­fore the cross,
Don’t idle your time away.

Refrain