2 How vain the delusion, that while you delay,
Your hearts may grow better by staying away !
Come wretched, come starving, come just as you be,
While streams of salvation are flowing so free.

3 And now Christ is ready your souls to receive,
O how can you question, if you will believe?
If sin is your burden, why will you not come?
"T is you
he bids welcome; he bids you come home.

4 Come, give us your hand, and the Saviour your heart,
And trusting in heaven we never shall part:

O, how can we leave you? why will you not come ?
We'll journey together, and soon be at home.

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HYMNS FOR "O TURN YE."

The Way to Peace. 11s.

CH. MELODY.

1 Acquaint thyself quickly, O sinner, with God,
And joy like the sunshine shall beam on thy road,
And peace like the dew-drops shall fall on thy head,
And sleep like an angel shall visit thy bed.

2 Acquaint thyself quickly, O sinner, with God,
And he shall be with thee when fears are abroad;
Thy safeguard in dangers that threaten thy path,
Thy joy in the valley and shadow of death.

8. SONGS.

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Delay Not. 11s.
1 Delay not, delay not, O sinner-draw near;
The waters of life are now flowing for thee:
No price is demanded, the Saviour is here,
Redemption is purchased, salvation is free.
2 Delay not, delay not; why longer abuse

The love and compassion of Jesus thy God?
A fountain is opened, how canst thou refuse
To wash and be cleansed in his pardoning blood?

3 Delay not, delay not, O sinner, to come,

For mercy still lingers, and calls thee to-day: Her voice is not heard in the vale of the tomb; Her message, unheeded, will soon pass away.

4 Delay not, delay not the Spirit of

grace,
Long grieved and resisted, may take its sad flight,
And leave thee in darkness to finish thy race-
To sink in the gloom of eternity's night.

Delay not, delay not-the hour is at hand

The earth shall dissolve, and the heavens shall fade; The dead, small and great, in the judgment shall stand, What power, then, O sinner, shall lend thee its aid?

E. F. E.

141 The Harvest Past. 11s. 1 Lo! Jesus the Saviour in mercy draws near, Salvation he brings, O repent and believe; The voice of his mercy the doubting shall hear, And sinners redemption with gladness receive. 2 The day-star of promise illumines the sky,

And souls long benighted now welcome the dawn; Improve the glad season, or soon you may cry—

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The harvest is past, and the summer is gone!"

3 The Spirit is striving with sinners to-day,

He graciously knocks at the door of your heart, He comes the compassion of God to display,

Your sins to remove and his love to impart. 4 O! welcome the Spirit, and grieve him no more, Nor wait till his offers of life are withdrawn; Lest then you may cry, as your doom you deplore, "The harvest is past, and the summer is gone!"

WARNING. 11s & 5. Am. Vocalist. By permission.

8 Stop, thoughtless sinner, stop awhile and ponder,
Ere death arrest thee, and the Judge in vengeance,
Hurl from his presence thine affrighted spirit,

Swift to perdition.

4 Oft has he called thee, but thou wouldst not hear him,
Mercies and judgments have alike been slighted;
Yet he is gracious, and with arms unfolded

Waits to embrace thee.

5 Come, then, poor sinner, come away this moment,
Just as you are, come, filthy and polluted,
Come to the fountain open for uncleanness;
Jesus invites you.

6 O, guilty sinner, hear the voice of warning;
Fly to the Saviour, and embrace his pardon;
So shall your spirit meet, with joy triumphant,
Death and the judgment.

2. Sin-ner, can you hate the Saviour? Will you thrust him from your arms?