I knelt to pray but not for long. I had too much to do.

Must hurry off and get to work, for bills would soon be due.

And so I said a hurried prayer. Jumped up from off my knees.

My Christian duty now was done; my soul could be at ease.

All through the day I had no time, to speak a word of cheer.

No time to speak of Christ to friends. They’d laugh at me, I feard.

No time – no time, too much to do,

That was my constant cry, no time to give to those in need

At last it was time to die…

and when before the lord came. I stood with downcast eyes.

Within His hands He held a book, it was the “Book of Life”.

He looked into the book and said,

“Your name I cannot find, I once was going to write it down,

but never found the time.”