Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: Haste trav'ler haste the night comes on
Topic: The Gospel Invitations
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: 8 8 8 8 4
Tune: Haste Traveler Haste
Hymn Number: 204
Page Number: 079, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHaste, trav'ler, hast! the night comes on,
And many a shining hour is gone;
The storm is gath'ring in the west,
And thou art far from home and rest.
Haste, traveler, haste!
Awake, awake! pursue thy way
With steady course, while yet 't is day;
While thou art sleeping on the ground,
Danger and darkness gather round;
Haste, traveler, haste!
The rising tempest sweeps the sky;
The rains descend, the winds are high;
The waters swell, and death and fear
Beset thy path--no refuge near--
Haste, traveler, haste!
Haste while a shelter you may gain--
A covert from the wind and rain;
A hiding-place, a rest, a home--
A refuge from the wrath to come--
Haste, traveler, haste!
Then linger not in all the plain;
Flee for thy life--the mountain gain;
Look not behind, make no delay;
Oh speed thee, speed thee on thy way!
Haste, traveler, haste!