II.LVIII. Time! what an empty Vapour 'tis!

1 Time! what an empty Vapour 'tis!
And Days how swift they are;
Swift as an Indian Arrow flies,
Or like a shooting Star.

[2 The present Moments just appear,
Then slide away in Haste,
That we can never say, They're here,
But only say, They're past.]

[3 Our Life is ever on the Wing,
And Death is ever nigh;
The Moment when our Lives begin,
We all begin to die.]

4 Yet, mighty God, our fleeting Days
Thy lasting Favours share;
Yet with the Bounties of thy Grace,
Thou load'st the rolling Year.

5 'Tis sov'reign Mercy finds us Food,
And we are cloath'd by Love;
While Grace stands pointing out the Road
That leads our Souls above.

6 His Goodness runs an endless Round,
All Glory to the Lord:
His Mercy never knows a Bound,
And be his Name ador'd!

7 Thus we begin the lasting Song,
And when we close our Eyes,
Let the next Age thy Praise prolong
Till Time and Nature dies.

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First Line: Time! what an empty Vapour 'tis!
Language: English
Publication Date: 1766
Topic: Goodness of God; Shortness Frailty and Misery of Life; Worship of Heaven humble
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