I knelt to pray , but not for long,

I had to 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 feared.

No time, not time, too much to do

That was my constant cry;

No time to give to those in need

At last 'twas time to die.

And when before the Lord I came,

I stood with downcast eyes,

Within His hands He held a Book,

It was the "Book of Life."

God looked into His Book and said,

"Your name I cannot find,

I once was going to write it down,

But never found the time."