seize the pre­sent hour

The phrase "seize the pre­sent hour" resonates through 2 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“seize the pre­sent hour”· 2 hymns found
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Behold the gap­ing tomb!
I felt my health re­stored.

seize the pre­sent hour

Tomorrow, death may come.
The Sav­ior’s grace to prove;

When Blooming Youth Is Snatched Away

Lyricist: Anne Steele, 1760
Composer: William Havergal, 1847
Hymn 1

...Behold the gap­ing tomb!

It bids us seize the pre­sent hour,

Tomorrow, death may come....

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Behold the gap­ing tomb!

It bids us seize the pre­sent hour,

Tomorrow, death may come.

When Blooming Youth Is Snatched Away

Oft as the Leper’s Case I Read

Lyricist: John Newton, 1779
Composer: Jeremiah Clark, 1707
Hymn 2

...I felt my health re­stored.

Come lep­ers, seize the pre­sent hour,

The Sav­ior’s grace to prove;...

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I felt my health re­stored.

Come lep­ers, seize the pre­sent hour,

The Sav­ior’s grace to prove;

Oft as the Leper’s Case I Read

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