Speed for thy life to the mount­ain,
Slight not the mes­sage di­vine,
Danger and death are be­fore thee,
Haste, while the hours are thine.

Refrain

Speed thee, speed thee;
Shadows around thee are fall­ing;
Speed thee, speed thee;
Come while the Sav­ior is call­ing.

Speed for thy life to the mount­ain,
List to the warn­ing again;
Forward, and look not be­hind thee,
Stay not in all the plain.

Refrain

Speed, for the day is de­clin­ing,
Soon its bright mo­ments will fade;
What if a storm should o’er­take thee,
Where would thou turn for aid?

Refrain

Speed for thy life to the mount­ain,
Fly like a bird to its nest,
Fly to the arms of the Sav­ior:
There is thy on­ly rest.

Refrain