"Hezekiah began to reign.... And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord.... And he brought the priests and Levites... and said unto them, Hear me ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers.... My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before Him, and that ye should minister unto Him" (2 Chronicles 29:1-11). "The angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life" (Acts 5:19,20).
King Hezekiah did not waste
His time or opportunities,
But rather moved with prudent haste
To do what God would please.
The admonition of this king
Is surely relevant
In this our day, in everything,
To be not negligent.
It is as when the angel came
Into the prison strife,
And doors were opened to proclaim
The message of this life.
O let us not be negligent
For such a time as this,
While souls who perish may repent
And enter heaven's bliss.
O Lord, we wouldn't now be slack,
But leap at Your command,
And, thus obeying, never lack
The grace You give to stand.
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