University of Virginia Library

2942.

[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.
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.
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!