Verse 1
He trembles; but he cannot stay,
And perfectly inquire the way
To scape the endless woe;
Convinc’d of his beloved crime;
Yet for a more convenient time,
He lets the present go.
Verse 2
Alarm’d in vain the truth he hears,
Repentance fatally defers,
And faith in Jesus’ name;
He waits, as life were in his power
Waits for a more convenient hour
Which never, never came.
Verse 3
Neglecting such a time as this,
What crouds of guilty souls will miss
The true celestial way,
(Who would not, when they might, repent)
And in eternal groans lament
Their damnable delay!