Why Linger?

Oh

why do you lin­ger yet long­er?

O sin­ner

to Je­sus draw nigh;

The Sav­ior is lov­ing­ly call­ing

Dear sinner

oh

why will you die?

Why lin­ger

why lin­ger

While mer­cy is nigh?

Why lin­ger

why lin­ger?

Oh

why will ye die?

The plea­sures of earth are de­lud­ing

They soon

ah

they soon pass away;

Thy grasp they are oft­en elud­ing

And then

yes

ah

then they de­cay.

The dark­ness of death will o’er­take you

And life with its plea­sures be gone;

The hopes that have cheered will for­sake you

And leave you in dark­ness for­lorn.

Then look to the Sav­ior for mer­cy

You’ve on­ly to look and be­lieve;

His arms are ex­tend­ed to save you;

He lov­ing­ly waits to re­ceive.