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.

Refrain

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.

Fairest flow­ers soon de­cay,
Youth and beau­ty pass away,
Oh, you have not long to stay,
Be in time.
While God’s Spir­it bids you come,
Sinner, do no long­er roam,
Lest you seal your help­less doom,
Be in time.

Refrain

Time is glid­ing swift­ly by,
Death and judg­ment draw­eth nigh,
To the arms of Je­sus fly,
Be in time.
Oh, I pray you count the cost,
Ere the fa­tal line be crossed,
And your soul in hell be lost,
Be in time.

Refrain

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, and start for Heav’n to­night,
Be in time.

Refrain