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| Text: | The City of Refuge |
| Author: | Fanny J. Crosby |
| Tune: | [O, guilty one, haste to the city of refuge] |
| Composer: | H. N. Lincoln |
1. O, guilty one, haste to the city of refuge,
Where mercy awaits thee, so boundless and free;
O haste with thy burden of sin and of sorrow;
Thy loving Redeemer is waiting for thee.
Chorus:
O fly to the refuge!
To the refuge sure and free;
With thy sin and sorrow;
Jesus waits for thee.
2. O, guilty one, haste! for the day beams are fading,
Afar on the desert; say, why wilt thou roam?
The arms of the Saviour will gladly enfold thee;
He longs with forgiveness to welcome thee home. [Chorus]
3. O, weary one, haste! for the night clouds pursue thee;
How darkly they frown on the cold mountain's brow;
The voice of the tempest is wailing around thee,
And none but the Saviour can shelter thee now. [Chorus]
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | O, guilty one, haste to the city of refuge |
| Title: | The City of Refuge |
| Author: | Fanny J. Crosby |
| Refrain First Line: | O fly to the refuge! |
| Publication Date: | 1888 |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | [O, guilty one, haste to the city of refuge] |
| Composer: | H. N. Lincoln |
| Key: | B Major |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
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