Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1829
Compiler: B W Stone and T Adams
Publisher/Printer: N L Finnell
First Line: Sinner hear the Saviour's call
Topic: Invitation
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: PM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 10
Page Number: 014, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsSinner, hear the Saviour's call,
He now is passing by;
He has seen thy grievous thrall,
And heard thy mournful cry;
He has pardons to impart,
Grace to save thee from thy fears;
See the love that fills his heart,
And wipe away thy tears.
Why art thou afraid to come,
And tell him all thy case?
He will not pronounce thy doom,
Nor frown thee from his face.
Wilt thou fear Immaneul?
Wilt thou dread the Lamb of God,
Who, to save thy soul from hell,
Has shed his precious blood?
Think how on the cross he hung,
Pierc'd with a thousand wounds!
Hark! From each, as with a tongue,
The voice of pardon sounds:
See from all his open'd veins,
Blood of wond'rous virtue flow,
Shed to wash away thy stains,
And ransom thee from wo.
Tho' his majesty be great,
His mercy is no less;
Tho' he thy transgressions hate,
He feels for thy distress:
By himself the Lord has sworn
He delights not in thy death,
But invites thee to return,
That thou may'st live by faith.
Raise thy downcast eyes, and see
What throngs his throne surround,
These, tho' sinners once like thee,
Have full salvation found:
Yield not then to unbelief,
While he says "there yet is room:"
Tho' of sinners thou art chief,
Since Jesus calls thee, come.