Improve the shining moments

Improve the shining moments,
Don’t let them pass you by
Work while the sun is radiant
Work, for the night draws nigh.
We cannot bid the sunbeams
To lengthen out their stay
Nor can we ask the shadow
To ever stay away.

Time flies on wings of lightning,
We cannot call it back
It comes, then passes forward
Along its onward track
And if we are not mindful,
The chance will fade away
For life is quick in passing—
’Tis as a single day.

As winter time doth follow
The pleasant summer days,
So may our joys all vanish,
And pass far from our gaze.
Then should we not endeavor
Each day some point to gain,
That we may here be useful,
And ev’ry wrong disdain.
Improve each shining moment
In this you are secure,
For promptness bringeth safety,
And blessings rich and pure.
Let prudence guide your actions,
Be honest in your heart,
And God will love and bless you,
And help to you impart.