Hymnal: The Pilgrim's Hymn Book
Date: 1816
Compiler: Joseph Thomas
Publisher/Printer: J Foster
First Line: What shall the dying sinner do
Topic: <no topic given>
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
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Meter: LM
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Hymn Number: V
Page Number: 012, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsWhat shall the dying sinner do,
That seeks relief for all his woe;
Where shall the guilty conscience find
Ease for the torment of the mind?
How shall we get our crimes forgiv'n,
Or form our natures fit for heav'n.
Can souls, all o'er defil'd with sin,
Make their own pow'rs or passions clean?
The Gospel shows a Saviour nigh;
All other schemes in pain we try;
'Tis there that power and glory dwell,
That save rebellious souls from hell.
This is the pillar of our hope,
That bears our fainting spirits up;
We read the grace, we trust the word,
And find salvation in the Lord.
Let men or Angels dig the mines
Where nature's golden treasure shines,
Brought near the doctrine of the cross,
All nature's gold appears but dross.
Should vile blasphemers with disdain
Pronounce the truths of Jesus vain,
We'll meet the scandal and the shame,
And sing and triumph in his name.