Short is time, and only time is bleak; Gauge the exceeding height thou hast to climb: Long eternity is nigh to seek: Short is time. Time is shortening with the wintry rime: Pray and watch and pray, girt up and meek; Praying, watching, praying, chime by chime. Pray by silence if thou canst not speak: Time is shortening; pray on till the prime: Time is shortening; soul, fulfil thy week: Short is time. |