Lost for Aye

O wan­der­ing

sin­ful one

Have you pon­dered well the hour

When God shall sum­mon you

From earth life away?

And will you rea­dy be

Cleansed and kept by Je­sus’ pow­er

Or in the depths of end­less

Night lost for aye?

Lost for aye

oh! will you be

Lost for aye

when grace is free

Nevermore the glor­ious face

Of Christ to be­hold?

Lost for aye

yes

lost for aye;

Lost for aye

and by de­lay

In des­pair to live through

Endless ang­uish un­told!

O soon will judg­ment come

And each soul ac­count must give

For ev­ery thought and deed

From day un­to day!

With pa­tience do you strive

Ever for the Lord to live

Or are you drift­ing on

To be lost for aye?

What sor­row it will be

Unprepared to meet the Lord

And know at last sin’s pen­al­ty

You must pay;

All hope of mer­cy gone

Endless death your soul’s re­ward

With all the doomed of earth

To be lost for aye!

O think of Je­sus’ love

How to save the lost He died

And how He bless­es all

Who trust and ob­ey!

Just now re­pent

be­lieve

And ac­cept the Cru­ci­fied;

Salvation’s free

and do

Not be lost for aye!