Adventist Pioneer Library

The Sinner — Warning and Invitation

O sinner, heed the voice of God

  • No. 397
  • Words John Fawcett.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

O sinner, heed the voice of God,It speaks to you to-day,And calls you by his sacred wordFrom sin's destructive way.

2

It bids you turn to him, and liveThrough his abounding grace;His mercy will the guilt forgiveOf those who seek his face.

3

Bow to the scepter of his word,Renouncing every sin:Submit to him, your sovereign Lord,And bid him reign within.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «397» (large) with the reference line «201, 204.» in italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 201 or 204); the hymn heads the right column of p. 129, stanzas 1–3, with «John Fawcett.» in italics after stanza 3. The first words «O SINNER» are set as a capital «O» followed by «SINNER» in small capitals; written in ordinary type here. The stanza numbers are printed without a period («1» … «3»); written «1.» … here as in the other deliveries of this book. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «:» («grace ;», «sin :»); it is closed up here. «to-day» with its hyphen and «scepter» as printed; the printer's curly apostrophe is written straight («sin's»). Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., 8.6.8.6, like the referenced tunes). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Sinner — Warning and Invitation · No. 397 · printed page 129
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01