The Minstrel of Zion ‎#204a

204a. The Spirit's reproofs

1 Say, sinner, hath a voice within
Oft whisper'd to thy secret soul,
Urged thee to leave the ways of sin,
And yield thy heart to God’s control?

2 Hath something met thee in the path
Of worldliness and vanity,
And pointed to the coming wrath,
And warn'd thee from that wrath to flee?

Sinner, it was a heavenly voice,
It was the Spirit’s gracious call,
It bade thee make the better choice,
And haste to seek in Christ thine all.

4 Spurn not the call to life and light;
Regard in time the warning kind;
That call thou may'st not always slight,
And yet the gate of mercy find.

5 God’s Spirit will not always strive
With harden'd, self-destroying man;
Ye, who persist his love to grieve,
May never hear his voice again.

6 Sinner, perhaps this very day
Thy last accepted time may be;
Oh! should'st thou grieve him now away,
Then hope may never beam on thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Say, sinner, hath a voice within
• Title: The Spirit's reproofs
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1845
• Notes: Tune: THE SPIRIT'S REPROOFS. To the preceding Tune.

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