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[Short is time, and only time is bleak]
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.
Gauge the exceeding height thou hast to climb:
Long eternity is nigh to seek:
Short is time.
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Time is shortening with the wintry rime:
Pray and watch and pray, girt up and meek;
Praying, watching, praying, chime by chime.
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.
Time is shortening; pray on till the prime:
Time is shortening; soul, fulfil thy week:
Short is time.
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