Hasten, Sinner, to Be Wise

Hasten, sinner, to be wise!
Stay not for the morrow’s sun:
Wisdom if you still despise,
Harder is it to be won.

Hasten, mercy, to implore!
Stay not for the morrow’s sun,
Lest thy season should be o’er,
Ere this evening’s stage be run.

Hasten, sinner, to return!
Stay not for the morrow’s sun,
Lest thy lamp should fail to burn
Ere salvation’s work is done.

Hasten, sinner, to be blest!
Stay not for the morrow’s sun,
Lest perdition thee arrest,
Ere the morrow is begun.

Author: Thomas Scott

Year: 1773

This hymn first appeared in Thomas Scott's 'The Force of Truth' (1773) and was later included in his 'Poetical Works' and various 19th-century hymnals. No significant alternate attributions exist.