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[He trembles, but he cannot stay]
Go thy way for this time; when I have a, &c.
—xxiv. 25.
He trembles, but he cannot stay
And perfectly inquire the way,
To' escape the endless woe;
Convinced of his belovèd crime;
Yet for a more convenient time,
He lets the present go.
And perfectly inquire the way,
To' escape the endless woe;
Convinced of his belovèd crime;
Yet for a more convenient time,
He lets the present go.
Alarm'd in vain the truth he hears,
Repentance fatally defers,
And faith in Jesus' name;
He waits as life were in his power,
Waits for a more convenient hour,
Which never, never came.
Repentance fatally defers,
And faith in Jesus' name;
He waits as life were in his power,
Waits for a more convenient hour,
Which never, never came.
Neglecting such a time as this,
What crowds of guilty souls will miss
The true celestial way,
(Who would not, when they might repent,)
And in eternal groans lament,
Their damnable delay!
What crowds of guilty souls will miss
The true celestial way,
(Who would not, when they might repent,)
And in eternal groans lament,
Their damnable delay!
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