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409. Haste, sinner, to be wise

1 Hasten, sinner, to be wise;
Stay not for the morrow's sun;
Wisdom, if you still despise,
Never can by thee be won.

2 Hasten, sinner, to return;
Stay not for the morrow's sun,
Lest thy lamp should fail to burn
Ere the work of grace be done.

Text Information
First Line: Haste, sinner, to be wise
Author: Thomas Scott
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: #240, 720, or 587.



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