Two little lines I heard one day, Traveling along life'��s busy way; Bringing conviction to my heart, And from my mind would not depart; Only one life, '��twill soon be past, Only what'��s done for Christ will last.
Only one life, yes only one, Soon will its fleeting hours be done; Then, in '��that day'�� my Lord to meet, And stand before His Judgment seat; Only one life,'�� twill soon be past, Only what'��s done for Christ will last.
Only one life, the still small voice, Gently pleads for a better choice Bidding me selfish aims to leave, And to God'��s holy will to cleave; Only one life, '��twill soon be past, Only what'��s done for Christ will last.
Only one life, a few brief years, Each with its burdens, hopes, and fears; Each with its clays I must fulfill, living for self or in His will; Only one life, '��twill soon be past, Only what'��s done for Christ will last.
When this bright world would tempt me sore, When Satan would a victory score; When self would seek to have its way, Then help me Lord with joy to say; Only one life, '��twill soon be past, Only what'��s done for Christ will last.
Give me Father, a purpose deep, In joy or sorrow Thy word to keep; Faithful and true what e'��er the strife, Pleasing Thee in my daily life; Only one life, '��twill soon be past, Only what'��s done for Christ will last.
Oh let my love with fervor burn, And from the world now let me turn; Living for Thee, and Thee alone, Bringing Thee pleasure on Thy throne; Only one life, '��twill soon be past, Only what'��s done for Christ will last.
Only one life, yes only one, Now let me say, '��Thy will be done'��; And when at last I'��ll hear the call, I know I'��ll say '��twas worth it all'��; Only one life,'�� twill soon be past, Only what'��s done for Christ will last.
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English missionary. C.T. Studd was the son of a wealthy man, Edward Studd, who was converted to Christ under the ministry of Dwight L. Moody in 1877. Young C.T. Studd became an excellent cricket player, and at the age of 19 was captain of the team at Eton. He attended Cambridge University from 1880 to 1883, and, while he was there, he also heard Dwight L. Moody preach and was converted to Christ.
Shortly afterwards, he and six other students dedicated their lives and their wealth to the Lord Jesus Christ and offered themselves to Hudson Taylor for work in China. They sailed to China in 1885. In 1888 Studd married. He continued to work for several years before bad health forced him and his wife to return to England, where they turned over all their property to the China Inland Mission.
Studd and his wife began to tour the world in order to raise funds for missions. While in southern India, on one of those tours, he found a suitable climate for him and his wife. He served there six years, after which time he returned to England to make plans to go to Africa.
In December of 1912 he left his family and was gone for two years in evangelistic work on the Dark Continent. He returned home for a short time, and then once again went back to Africa for five more years. Mrs. Studd did not join him until 1928, one year before she died.
Studd died in Malaga, Africa, in 1931.