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Sacred Poems And Hymns by James Montgomery

HYMN CCXXIV. The Value of a Moment.

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James Montgomery

The Value of a Moment.

At every motion of our breath,

Life trembles on the brink of death,

A taper's flame that upward turns,

While downward to the dust it burns.

A moment usher'd us to birth,

Heirs to the commonwealth of earth;

Moment by moment years are past,

And one ere long will be our last.

'Twixt that, long fled, which gave us light,

And that which soon shall end in night,

There is a point no eye can see,

Yet on it hangs eternity.

This is that moment, -- who can tell

Whether it leads to heaven or hell?

This is that moment, -- as we choose,

The immortal soul we save or lose.

Time past and time to come are not;

Time present is our only lot;

O God! henceforth our hearts incline

To seek no other love than thine.

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