Christian Hymns ‎#137

137. Hasten, sinner to be wise

1 Hasten, sinner, to be wise,
Stay not for the morrow's sun;
Wisdom if thou still despise,
Harder is it to be won.

2 Hasten mercy to implore,
Stay not for the morrow's sun,
Lest thy season should be o'er
Ere this evening's stage be run.

3 Hasten, sinner, to return,
Stay not for the morrow's sun,
Lest thy lamp should fail to burn,
Ere salvation's work is done.

4 Hasten, sinner, to be blessed,
Stay not for the morrow's sun,
Lest perdition thee arrest
Ere the morrow is begun.

Text Information

• First Line: Hasten, sinner to be wise
• Meter: 7s.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1898
• Topic: The Gospel Call; Danger of Delay; Life: Brevity, Uncertainty and Solemnity of; Eternal Punishment
• Notes: T. Scott, d. 1775.

Tune Information

• Name: PLEYEL'S HYMN
• Composer: Ignaz Pleyel (1791)
• Meter: 7s.
• Key: G Major