O wan­der­ing, sin­ful one,
Have you pon­dered well the hour
When God shall sum­mon you
From earth life away?
And will you rea­dy be,
Cleansed and kept by Je­sus’ pow­er,
Or in the depths of end­less
Night lost for aye?

Refrain

Lost for aye, oh! will you be
Lost for aye, when grace is free,
Nevermore the glor­ious face
Of Christ to be­hold?
Lost for aye, yes, lost for aye;
Lost for aye, and by de­lay,
In des­pair to live through
Endless ang­uish un­told!

O soon will judg­ment come,
And each soul ac­count must give
For ev­ery thought and deed
From day un­to day!
With pa­tience do you strive
Ever for the Lord to live,
Or are you drift­ing on
To be lost for aye?

Refrain

What sor­row it will be,
Unprepared to meet the Lord,
And know at last sin’s pen­al­ty
You must pay;
All hope of mer­cy gone,
Endless death your soul’s re­ward,
With all the doomed of earth
To be lost for aye!

Refrain

O think of Je­sus’ love,
How to save the lost He died,
And how He bless­es all
Who trust and ob­ey!
Just now re­pent, be­lieve,
And ac­cept the Cru­ci­fied;
Salvation’s free, and do
Not be lost for aye!

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