English poem
The Vanity of worldly Schemes inferred from the Unceriainty of Life. James iv. 13, 14, 15
by Philip Doddridge (1773–1832)
To-morrow, LORD, is thine, Lodg'd in thy sov'reign Hand; And if its Sun arise and shine, It shines by thy Command.
The present Moment flies, And bears our Life away; O make thy Servants truly wise, That they may live to-day.
Since on this winged Hour Eternity is hung, Waken by thine Almighty Pow'r The Aged and the Young.
One Thing demands our Care; O be it still persu'd! Lest, slighted once, the Season fair Should never be renew'd.
To Jesus may we fly Swift as the Morning-Light, Lest Life's young golden Beams should die In sudden endless Night.
More by Philip Doddridge
- The timorous Saint encouraged by the Assurance of the divine Presence and Help. Isaiah xli. 10
- The transitory Nature of the World, an Argument for christian Moderation. 1 Cor. vii. 29, 30, 31
- The ungodly warned of their final Appearance. 1 Pet. iv. -18
- The Unknown GOD. Acts xvii. 23
- The wandering Sheep recovered. Psalm cxix. 176
- The Waters of the Sanctuary healing the dead Sea . Ezek. xlvii. 8, 9
- The weeping Seed-Time, and joyful Harvest. Psalm cxxvi. 5, 6
- The Wilderness transformed, or the happy Effects of the Gospel. Isaiah xli. 18, 19. compared with xxxv. 1…