Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#330

330. Sinner, turn, why will ye die?

1 Sinners, turn, why will ye die?
God, your Maker, asks you why:
God, who did your being give,
Made you with Himself to live;
He the fatal cause demands,
Asks the work of His own hands,
Why, ye thankless creatures, why,
Will ye cross His love, and die?

2 Sinners, turn, why will ye die?
God, your Saviour, asks you why:
God, who did your souls retrieve,
Died Himself, that ye might live;
Will you let Him die in vain?
Crucify your Lord again?
Why, ye ransomed sinners, why
Will ye slight His grace, and die?

3 Sinners, turn, why will ye die?
God, the Spirit, asks you why:
He who all your lives hath strove,
Wooed you to embrace His love;
Will you not His grace receive?
Will you still refuse to live?
Why, ye long-sought sinners, why
Will ye grieve your God, and die?

Text Information

• First Line: Sinner, turn, why will ye die?
• Author: C. Wesley, 1707-1788
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Holy Spirit: Striving; Gospel: Freeness of; The Church and the Kingdom of God: Evangelism; Sinners: Exhorted; Repentance; Redemption

Tune Information

• Name: ABERYSTWYTH
• Composer: Joseph Parry, 1841-1903
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7
• Key: e minor or modal