MY LAST DAY ON EARTH

Geo. Cutting

What should I like that day to be?

How should I wish to spend it?

Enjoy His love each passing hour,

And for His glory end it.

I would not leave my wonted place,

Nor drop my daily duty;

But fill it with His fragrant grace,

Adorn it with His beauty.

Since life’s short span will soon be past,

Let every day be as my last,

And this my warm endeavour—

Each hour to list what He doth say,

Have His blest wishes all the way,

Then dwell with Him for ever.