"The Time Is Short"

 
THESE QUAINT lines are found on a clock in a village tower in England:
Time’s on the wing, how swift he speeds his way,
Hast’ning to sink in one eternal day.
Pause, passing traveler, what thy destiny,
When death unveils a vast eternity?
Live then to Christ; in Christ eternal gain;
No Christ, no hope, but everlasting pain.
They speak a word of warning to all who are unsaved.
ML-11/15/1970