Woe, woe to the sinner who lives in his sin

Woe, woe to the sinner who lives in his sin

Author: William Hunter
Tune: "WO, WO TO THE SINNER"
Published in 10 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Wo, wo to the sinner, who lives in his sin;
Unrighteous without, and unholy within:
Each thought of his heart, and each look of his eye,
Is tainted with sin, and his doom is to die, and his doom is to die.

2 Wo, wo to the sinner; his hopes, bright but vain,
Will turn to despair, and his pleasures to pain;
To whom in the day of distress will he fly?
Forsaken of God--and his doom is to die.

3 Wo, wo to the sinner; his deeds of dark night
Shall all be reveal'd by eternity's light;
Like spectres of horror shall each meet his eye;
Too late then to pray--for his doom is to die.

4 Wo, wo to the sinner, who lives at his ease,
Expecting long years of enjoyment and peace;
His barns he may build, and his hopes may be high,
But God hath declared that his doom is to die.

5 Wo, wo to the sinner in gaudy array,
Who feasts in profusion from day unto day;
For water, alas! soon in vain will he cry,
Tormented in flames--for his doom is to die.

6 Wo, wo to the sinner, who will not repent;
To hell shall his sin-burden'd spirit be sent;
For ever in that fearful prison to lie,
No hope for him there;--oh! his doom is to die.


Source: The Minstrel of Zion: a book of religious songs, accompanied with appropriate music, chiefly original #77

Author: William Hunter

Hunter, William, D.D, son of John Hunter, was born near Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland, May 26, 1811. He removed to America in 1817, and entered Madison College in 1830. For some time he edited the Conference Journal, and the Christian Advocate. In 1855 he was appointed Professor of Hebrew in Alleghany College: and subsequently Minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at Alliance, Stark Country, Ohio. He died in 1877. He edited Minstrel of Zion, 1845; Select Melodies, 1851; and Songs of Devotion, 1859. His hymns, over 125 in all, appeared in these works. Some of these have been translated into various Indian languages. The best known are :— 1. A home in heaven; what a joyful thought. Heaven a Home. From his Minstrel of Zion, 1… Go to person page >

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First Line: Woe, woe to the sinner who lives in his sin
Author: William Hunter
Copyright: Public Domain

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Select Melodies, comprising the Best of Those Hymns and Spiritual Songs in Common Use #d290

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The Minstrel of Zion #77

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