Make a Start for Heaven Now

Brother

heed the warn­ing cry

O’er and o’er re­peat­ing

Death and woe are draw­ing nigh

As your pulse is beat­ing.

Brother

make a start for Heav­en now;

Hear the in­vi­ta­tion giv­en now;

Tomorrow may be nev­er

And woe your por­tion ever!

Brother

make a start for Heav­en now!

Just now

just now.

Brother can you heed­less hear

How the Sav­ior suf­fered?

How that groans and blood and tears

Bought the par­don of­fered?

Life you feel in ev­ery vein

Think you death’s re­treat­ing?

You for­get that grain by grain

Life and time are fleet­ing.