Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1829
Compiler: B W Stone and T Adams
Publisher/Printer: N L Finnell
First Line: What shall the dying sinner do
Topic: Invitation
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 8
Page Number: 012, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsWhat shall the dying sinner do,
That seeks relief from all his wo!
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 defiled with sin,
Make their own pow'rs and passions clean?
The gospel shows a Saviour nigh,
All other schemes in vain we try;
'Tis there that pow'r and glory dwell,
That save rebellious souls from hell.
This is the pillar of our hope,
That bears our fainting 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.