Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#374

374. Sinners, turn; why will you die?

1 Sinners turn; why will you die?
God, your Maker, asks you why;
God, who did your being give,
Made you with Himself to live:

2 Sinners turn; why will you die?
God, your Savior, asks you why:
God, who did your souls retrieve,
Died Himself that you might live.

3 Will you let Him die in vain?
Crucify your Lord again?
Why, you ransomed sinners, why
Will you slight His grace, and die?

4 Sinners turn; why will you die?
God, the Spirit, asks you why;
He Who all your lives has striv'n,
To direct your souls to heaven.

5 Will ye not His grace receive?
Will ye still refuse to live?
O you long-sought sinners, why
Will you grieve your God and die?

Text Information

• First Line: Sinners, turn; why will you die?
• Author: Rev. Charles Wesley (1741, abridged)
• Meter: 7s. No. 4
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Seventh Sunday after Trinity; Christian Life and Hope: The Walk of Godliness: Call to Grace and Admonition to Holiness
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: PLEYEL'S HYMN
• Composer: Ignace J. Pleyel (1790, arr.)
• Meter: 7s. No. 4
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Public Domain.