2705. How Should We Spend Our Time?

1 How should we spend our time?
In folly and in sin?
Nay, rather let us seek while here
Some souls for Christ to win.

Refrain:
Then, up and be doing,
Go, work while you may;
Life swiftly is fleeting,
Why longer delay?
Press onward to battle,
Be strong in the Lord;
He’ll bear you up bravely,
Go, trusting His Word.

2 How should we spend our time?
In heaping worldly gains?
Oh, no, we’ll lay our treasure up
In Heav’n, where Jesus reigns. [Refrain]

3 How should we spend our time?
To gain th’applause of man?
No, no, we’ll work, and always seek
To praise the great I AM. [Refrain]

4 Then let us treasure time,
And live in doing good,
Remembering that to God we owe
Our lasting gratitude. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: How should we spend our time?
Title: How Should We Spend Our Time?
Author: Maggie Metcalf
Refrain First Line: Then, up and be doing
Language: English
Source: Goodly Pearls by John R. Sweney and John Hood (Philadelphia: John J. Hood, 1875)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [How should we spend our time]
Composer: William James Kirkpatrick
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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