Hymn
Life, the Day of Grace
Life is the time to serve the Lord,
The time t' insure the great reward;
And while the lamp holds out to burn,
The vilest sinner may return.
Life is the hour that God has given
To escape from hell and fly to heaven;
The day of grace; and mortals may
Secure the blessings of the day.
Then what my thoughts design to do,
My hands, with all your might pursue;
Since no device, nor work is found,
Nor faith, nor hope, beneath the ground.
There are no acts of pardon past
In the cold grave to which we haste;
But darkness, death, and long despair
Reign in eternal silence there.
Life, the Day of Grace — Text from The Voice of Praise, 1873. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/life-the-day-of-grace
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Life, the Day of Grace?
The words of Life, the Day of Grace were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1873. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including The Greatness of God and God the Glory and Defense of Zion.
Is Life, the Day of Grace public domain?
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What is the metre of Life, the Day of Grace?
Life, the Day of Grace is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Glorying in the Cross of Christ, Prayer answered by Crosses and We Bid Thee Welcome in the Name.