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EKÜM TSÜNGON 'SÜNGARO
Lotha Hymn no 98
LIFE AT BEST IS VERY BRIEF
H. E. Blair
William J. Kirkpatrick
Eküm tsüngon 'süngaro, limosüwo jiang esüa,
Tssukvüng jiang mhenroa vana: seto roa!
Tsüngon kvüto yia sana echü tsüngon 'nhyanala,
Khotaphen erüji jam: seto roa!
ELANPHEN:
Seto roa, seto roa! Jisu won ji na ni tsaa thüng seto roa!
Mmeni sükia van na kibüng ji ni khanlanchiv,
Ni na kya lea sülam ka seto roa!
Thera 'mikao ji esüa, khyingro loro eküm ha;
Ni na sunga vam meka: seto roa!
Potsow Mon na ni tsaa thüng, 'men kyon, rümphia ti vana,
To meka tssona ni mom: seto roa!
Yuta jiang seto yiala, yitsso tsüngon 'nhyanala;
Jisu thüngi yitav ka: seto roa!
Yuta ünyakkhan thüng na oman etsüngi zeta;
Ni 'küm mmhemi yiv ka: seto roa!
Ntangshon yi shi enga, ni na 'Pvüi Jisu khichoa,
Tona lanben na longshiv: seto roa!
Emüng süa, wondangi roa, Jisu na ni 'mhayiv ka;
Nchüng zümo na khochia: seto roa!
LIFE AT BEST IS VERY BRIEF
H.E Blair
William J. Kirkpatrick
1. Life at best is very brief,
Like the falling of a leaf,
Like the binding of a sheaf,
Be in time.
Fleeting days are telling fast
That the die will soon be cast,
And the fatal line be passed,
Be in time.
Refrain
Be in time, be in time,
While the voice of Jesus calls you, be in time.
If in sin you longer wait,
You may find no open gate,
And your cry be just too late, be in time.
2. Fairest flowers soon decay,
Youth and beauty pass away,
Oh, you have not long to stay,
Be in time.
While God’s Spirit bids you come,
Sinner, do no longer roam,
Lest you seal your helpless doom,
Be in time.
[Refrain]
3. Time is gliding swiftly by,
Death and judgment draweth nigh,
To the arms of Jesus fly,
Be in time.
Oh, I pray you count the cost,
Ere the fatal line be crossed,
And your soul in hell be lost,
Be in time.
[Refrain]
4. Sinner, heed the warning voice,
Make the Lord your final choice,
Then all Heaven will rejoice,
Be in time.
Come from darkness into light,
Come, let Jesus make you right,
Come, and start for Heav’n tonight,
Be in time.
[Refrain]