Adventist Pioneer Library

The Sinner — Warning and Invitation

Heavy clouds are gathering fast

  • No. 410
  • Words Anon.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Heavy clouds are gathering fast,Tokens of destruction sure;Sinner, now before the blast,Seek a shelter to secure.

2

Thousand voices from afar,Warn thee of thy coming fate:Careless sinner, now beware!Haste thee, ere it be too late!

3

Crimes in every shape increase;Judgments stalk throughout the land;Signs are borne on every breeze,That destruction is at hand.

4

Darker clouds will soon arise,Louder still the thunders roar,Fiercer lightnings pierce the skies,—But the sinner's day is o'er.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «410» (large) at the top of the right column of p. 132 (level with the reference line of hymn 407), with the italic reference line «333, 15, 531.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 333, 15 or 531) beside the number; four stanzas, numbered «1»–«4»; «Anon.» in italics after stanza 4. The first word «HEAVY» 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 «;», «:» and «!» («sure ;», «fate :», «beware !», «late !», «increase ;»); 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. 410 · printed page 132
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01