Hymn
Death's a Warning
Vain man thy fond pursuits forbear;
Repent, thine end is nigh;
Death at the farthest, can't be far;
O think before thou die.
We are passing away,
We are passing away,
We are passing away,
To the great judgment day.
Reflect, thou hast a soul to save;
Thy sins, how high they mount!
What are thy hopes beyond thy grave?
How stands that dark account?
Death enters, and there's no defense,
His time there's none can tell;
He'll in a moment call thee hence,
To heaven or down to hell.
Thy flesh (perhaps thy greatest care)
Shall into dust consume;
But, ah! Destruction ends not there,
Sin kills beyond the tomb.
Death's a Warning — Text from Hymns of the Kingdom, 1905. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/deaths-a-warning
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Death's a Warning?
The words of Death's a Warning were written by J. Hart; the version here was published in 1905. The library holds 7 more hymns by J. Hart, including Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy and Pray without Ceasing.
Is Death's a Warning public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Hymns of the Kingdom, published in 1905. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Death's a Warning?
Death's a Warning is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Strait is the way, the door is strait, Admission into the Church and Immortal Love, for ever full.