In the life of plen­ty,
He wast­ed in sin,
And the fold of Je­sus
He would not en­ter in;
In the day of judg­ment
With the weep­ing he stood,
No more time for re­pent­ance:
He knew not his God.

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Eternity’s beg­gar,
Eternity’s beg­gar,
Eternity’s beg­gar was he.

In the world of plea­sure,
Great rich­es had he,
But the poor and needy,
He ne­ver could see;
In the day of judg­ment,
When his re­cord was known,
A pau­per it showed him:
His rich­es had flown.

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In the world where ban­quets
And great feasts are made,
He was found with the migh­ty,
As a Pha­ri­see prayed;
In the day of judg­ment,
Into guilt he did sink,
With the drunk­ard and gam­bler,
And those who sold drink.

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