Say, Sinner! Hath a Voice Within

Say

sin­ner! hath a voice with­in

Oft whis­pered to thy sec­ret soul

Urged thee to leave the ways of sin

And yield thy heart to God’s con­trol?

Hath some­thing met thee in the path

Of world­liness and van­ity

And point­ed to the com­ing wrath

And warned thee from that wrath to flee?

Sinner! it was a heav­en­ly voice—

It was the Spir­it’s gra­cious call;

It bade thee make the bet­ter choice

And haste to seek in Christ thine all.

Spurn not the call to life and light;

Regard

in time

the warn­ing kind;

That call thou mayst not al­ways slight

And yet the gate of mer­cy find.

God’s Spir­it will not al­ways strive

With hard­ened

self-de­stroy­ing man;

Ye who per­sist His love to grieve

May nev­er hear His voice again.

Sinner! per­haps this ve­ry day

Thy last ac­cept­ed time may be:

O shouldst thou grieve Him now away

Then hope may nev­er beam on thee.