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The Sinner — Warning and Invitation

Hasten, sinner, to be wise

  • No. 409
  • Words Thomas Scott,
  • 2 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Hasten, sinner, to be wise;Stay not for the morrow's sun;Wisdom, if you still despise,Never can by thee be won.

2

Hasten, sinner, to return;Stay not for the morrow's sun,Lest thy lamp should fail to burnEre thy work of grace be done.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «409» (large) in the left column of p. 132, under «Anna L. Barbauld.» of hymn 408, with the italic reference line «240, 720, 587.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 240, 720 or 587) beside the number; two stanzas, numbered «1» and «2»; «Thomas Scott,» in italics after stanza 2, at the foot of the left column (the signature ends with a comma, as printed). The first word «HASTEN» is set in capitals and small capitals. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. The print sets a thin space before some «;» («wise ;», «return ;»); it is closed up here. No meter is printed (the text is 7s, like the three tunes referred to). 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. 409 · printed page 132
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01