Only Once!

ONLY ONCE

I shall pass through this world but once.

Any good, therefore, that I can do,

Or any kindness I can show,

Any witness that I can give,

By God’s grace, and for His glory

let me do it now.

Let me not defer it or neglect it,

For I shall not pass this way again.

The original item was written by

Stephen Grellet (28 October 1772 – 16 November 1855)

who was a prominent French-American Quaker missionary.

I have altered it, as it isn’t copyrighted, removed a few words and added

“By God’s grace, and for His glory” because

that’s our Christian motivation for service! 

 Shirley Hirst