I never found the time...

 I knelt to pray but not for long,

  I had too much to do.

I had to hurry and get to work

  For bills would soon be due.

So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,

 And jumped up off my knees.

My Christian duty was now done

  My soul could rest at ease...

  All day long I had no time

 To spread a word of cheer

No time to speak of Christ to friends,

  They'd laugh at me I'd fear.

No time, no time, too much to do,

  That was my constant cry,

No time to give to souls in need

 But at last the time, the time to die.

  I went to stand before the Lord,

I came with downcast eyes.

  For in His hands God 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 I never found the time".