Chapter 24

THE VALUE OF TIME.

Ifidly spent, no art or careTime’s blessing can restore;And God requires a strict accountFor every misspent hour.Short is our longest day of life,And soon the prospect ends;Yet on that day’s uncertain dateEternity depends.

Ifidly spent, no art or careTime’s blessing can restore;And God requires a strict accountFor every misspent hour.Short is our longest day of life,And soon the prospect ends;Yet on that day’s uncertain dateEternity depends.

Ifidly spent, no art or careTime’s blessing can restore;And God requires a strict accountFor every misspent hour.

Ifidly spent, no art or care

Time’s blessing can restore;

And God requires a strict account

For every misspent hour.

Short is our longest day of life,And soon the prospect ends;Yet on that day’s uncertain dateEternity depends.

Short is our longest day of life,

And soon the prospect ends;

Yet on that day’s uncertain date

Eternity depends.

Poems for the Young.


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