X.—Solemn Thoughts of God and Death.
1There is a God that reigns above,
lord of the heavens and earth and seas,
I fear his wrath, I ask his love,
and with my lips I sing his praise.
2There is a law which he has writ,
to teach us all what we must do;
My soul, to his commands submit,
for they are holy, just and true.
3There is a gospel of rich grace,
whence sinners all their comfort draw
Lord, I repent and seek thy face,
for I have often broke thy law.
4There is an hour when I must die,
nor do I know how soon 'twill come;
A thousand children young as I
are called by death to hear their doom.
5Let me improve the hours I have,
before the day of grace is fled;
There's no repentance in the grave,
nor pardon offered to the dead.
6Just as a tree cut down that fell
to north or southward, there it lies:
So man departs to heaven or hell,
fix'd in the state wherein he dies.