Careless soul, O heed the warning,
For your life will soon be gone;
O how sad to face the judgment
Unprepared to meet thy God.

Careless soul, why will you linger?
Wandering from the fold of God?
And your life is spent in folly?
O prepare to meet thy God.

Careless soul, O heed the warning,
For your life will soon be gone;
Unprepared to meet thy God.

Hear you not the earnest pleadings
Of your friends that wish you well?
And perhaps before tomorrow
You'll be called to meet your God.

Careless soul, O heed the warning,
For your life will soon be gone;
O how sad to face the judgment
Unprepared to meet thy God.