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The Sinner — Warning and Invitation

Sinners, the call obey

  • No. 406
  • Words Anon.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Sinners, the call obey,—The latest call of grace;The day will come—the vengeful day—Of a devoted race.

2

To shelter the distressed,He did the cross endure;Enter into the clefts, and restIn Jesus' wounds secure.

3

Jesus, to thee we flyFrom the devouring sword;Our city of defense is nigh,Our help is in the Lord.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «406» (large) with the reference line «688, 236.» in italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 688 or 236); the hymn stands in the lower half of the right column of p. 131, below hymn 405, and ends at the foot of that column with «Anon.» in italics — it does not continue onto p. 132. The first word «SINNERS» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;» («grace ;», «endure ;», «sword ;»); it is closed up here. The printer's curly apostrophe is written straight («Jesus'»). Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's («defense», the dashes of stanza 1). No meter is printed (the text is S. M., 6.6.8.6, like the 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. 406 · printed page 131
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01