Hymn 216
Hark, sinner, while God from on high doth entreat thee
Meter: 6.5.6.5.D.
Scripture: Jeremiah 8:20
Hark, sinner, while God
From on high doth entreat thee,
And warnings with accents of mercy
Doth blend;
Give ear to His voice,
Lest in judgement He meet thee;
“The harvest is passing, the summer will end.”
The Saviour is calling thee
From perdition way,
He is calling thee with the voice of
Mercy;
Make haste now and be cover’d
Under His love,
“The harvest is passing, the summer will end.”
How oft of thy danger
And guilt he hath told thee,
How oft still the message of mercy
Doth send;
Haste, haste, while he waits in his
Arms to enfold thee,
“The harvest is passing, the summer will end.”
Despised and rejected,
At length he may leave thee,
What anguish and horror thy bosom
Will rend;
Then haste thee, O sinner, while He
Will receive thee,
“The harvest is passing, the summer will end.”
The Saviour will call thee
In judgement before him,
Oh, bow to his sceptre, and make
Him thy friend;
Now yield Him thy heart and make
Haste to adore Him,
“Thy harvest is passing thy summer will end.”