Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: Haste trav'ler haste the night comes on
Topic: The Gospel/Invitations
Writer: <no first name given> Collyer
Composer:
Meter: LM peculiar
Tune:
Hymn Number: 276
Page Number: 172, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHaste, trav'ler, haste! the night comes on,
And many a shining hour is gone;
The storm is gathering in the west,
And thou are far from home and rest:
Haste, trav'ler, 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, trav'ler, 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, trav'ler, 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, trav'ler, haste!
Then linger not in all the plain;
Flee for thy life -- the mountain gain;
Look not behind; make no delay;
O, speed thee, speed thee on thy way!
Haste, trav'ler, haste!