A Collection of Evangelical Hymns ‎#LXII

LXII. The Sinner awakened

1 With melting heart and weeping eyes,
My guilty soul for mercy cries;
What shall I do, or whither flee,
T' escape that vengeance due to me?

2 Till now, I saw no danger nigh:
I liv'd at ease, nor fear'd to die;
Wrapt up in self-deceit and pride,
"I shall have peace at last," I cry'd.

3 But when, great God, thy light divine
Had shone on this dark soul of mine,
Then I beheld, with trembling awe,
The terrors of thy holy law.

4 How dreadful now my guilt appears,
In childhood, youth, and growing years!
Before thy pure, discerning eye,
Lord, what a filthy wretch as I!

5 Should vengeance still my soul pursue,
Death and destruction are my due;
Yet mercy can my guilt forgive,
And bid a dying sinner live.

6 Does not thy sacred word proclaim
Salvation free in Jesu's name?
To him I look, and humbly cry,
"O save a wretch condemn'd to die!"

Text Information

• First Line: With melting heart and weeping eyes
• Title: The Sinner awakened
• Author: Fawcett
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1793
• Scripture:
  Acts 9:6
• Source: The Sensible Sinner

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