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The Sinner — Warning and Invitation

Haste, traveler, haste! the night comes on

  • No. 394
  • Words William B. Collyer.
  • 2 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Haste, traveler, haste! the night comes on,And many a shining hour is gone;The storm is gathering in the west,And thou art far from home and rest.

2

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.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «394» (large) with the reference line «212, 336, 361.» in italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 212, 336 or 361); the hymn stands at the foot of the right column of p. 128, below hymn 393 («Joseph Grigg.»), two stanzas, and ends there with «William B. Collyer.» in italics. The first word «HASTE» is set in capitals and small capitals. The stanza numbers are printed without a full stop («1 HASTE»), numbered «1.» here. The print sets a thin space before «!» and «;» («haste !», «gone ;», «gain ;»); it is closed up here. All four lines of each stanza are set flush (no alternate indent). Spelling («traveler»), punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8, like the three tunes of the reference line).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Sinner — Warning and Invitation · No. 394 · printed page 128
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01