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407. Sinners, haste to mercy's gate

1 Sinners, haste to mercy's gate,
Strive, O strive to enter there;
Hasten, lest ye come too late,
Lest in vain shall be your prayer.

2 Soon the Saviour will arise,
And forever shut the door;
Hopeless then will be your cries;
God will welcome you no more.

3 From his glorious seat within,
Zion's King so long forgot,
Then will say, "Ye slaves of sin,
Hence depart, I know you not."

4 O! the anguish of that word,
Anguish which no measure knows,
Sinners, haste to seek the Lord,
Ere the door of mercy close.

Text Information
First Line: Sinners, haste to mercy's gate
Author: Anon.
Publication Date: 1886
Topic: The Sinner: Warning and Invitation
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: GRANNIS
Composer: W. O. Perkins
Meter: 7s
Key: Bâ™­ Major
Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #15, 457, or 272.



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