The Minstrel of Zion ‎#185

185. Delay not

1 Delay not, delay not, O sinner, draw near,
The waters of life are now flowing for thee;
No price is demanded, the Saviour is here,
Redemption is purchased, salvation is free.

2 Delay not, delay not, why longer abuse
The love and compassion of Jesus thy God?
A fountain is open'd, how canst thou refuse
To wash and be cleansed in his pardoning blood.

3 Delay not, delay not, O sinner, to come,
For mercy still lingers, and calls thee to-day:
Her voice is not heard in the vale of the tomb;
Her message, unheeded, will soon pass away.

4 Delay not, delay not, the Spirit of grace,
Long grieved and resisted may take his sad flight;
And leave thee in darkness to finish thy trace,
And sink in the vale of eternity's night.

6 Delay not, delay not, the hour is at hand,
The earth shall dissolve, and the heavens shall fade;
The dead, small and great, in the judgment shall stand;
What power then, O sinner, shall lend thee its aid?

Text Information

• First Line: Delay not, delay not, O sinner, draw near
• Title: Delay not
• Meter: P. M.
• Publication Date: 1845
• Notes: Tune: DELAY NOT. To the same Air.

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