O hearken, sinners, we have cause

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O hearken, sinners, we have cause

Author: George Askins
Published in 20 hymnals

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1 O hearken sinners we have come
To warn you of your danger,
We pray be reconcil'd to him,
Who once lay in a manger.

Refrain:
Ho every one that thirsteth,
Come ye to the waters,
Freely drink and quench your thirst,
With Zion's sons and daughters.

2 That awful God that made your souls,
And all the world around you,
Doth charge you with ten thousand crimes,
But hateth to confound you. [Refrain]

3 The cross of Christ you have to bear,
Fearless of persecution,
Or groan you will when time shall cease,
In darkness and confusion. [Refrain]

4 O seek the circumcising grace,
Be wise, do not refuse it;
For if you seek your life to save,
You will be sure to lose it. [Refrain]

Source: A Selection of Christian Hymns #364

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Author: George Askins

George Askins was born in Ireland. He immigrated to the United States as an adult. He was a Methodist and became an itinerant preacher for the Baltimore Conference in 1801. He was appointed to other circuits as well, mostly in Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky. He died in Frederick, Maryland 28 February 1816. Dianne Shapiro from The Makers of the Sacred Harp by David Warren Steel with Richard H. Hulan, University of Illinois Press, 2010 Go to person page >

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