Hymn 522: The flow' rs that beautified the field

Itanna t’o bo ’gbe l’ aso

  1. The flow' rs that beautified the field,
    That looked tender and fresh;
    When touched by sickle, it will die;
    It falls and withers off.

  2. This example is fit for us,
    According to God's word;
    Let young and old take heed and know
    That they are but like grass.

  3. Put not your trust fleeting breath,
    Call not your times your own;
    Around, we see sickle of death,
    Cut down thousands of souls.

  4. Tose who are spared untill this day,
    Soon, life will also end;
    Prepare, be wise before the time,
    The death angel will come.

  5. The grass, when dead, will wake no
    more;
    Die, thou, that thou may live;
    What, if death were door that leads
    To everlasting pain.

  6. O Lord, help us answer Thy call,
    Let us depart from sin;
    And when we fall down like the grass,
    Let our souls come to Thee. Amen.