Brother, heed the warn­ing cry,
O’er and o’er re­peat­ing,
Death and woe are draw­ing nigh
As your pulse is beat­ing.

Refrain

Brother, make a start for Hea­ven now;
Hear the in­vi­ta­tion given now;
Tomorrow may be ne­ver,
And woe your po­rtion ever!
Brother, make a start for Hea­ven now!
Just now, just now.

Brother can you heed­less hear,
How the Sav­ior suf­fered?
How that groans and blood and tears
Bought the par­don of­fered?

Refrain

Life you feel in ev­ery vein,
Think you death’s re­treat­ing?
You for­get that grain by grain
Life and time are fleet­ing.

Refrain