Hymns and Tunes 1876 125
O sinner, make thy choice to-day!
1O sinner, make thy choice to-day! Soon will the Judge appear; And then thy cries will sound too late; Too late for God to hear.
2The day of mercy gone, The Spirit grieved away; The cup, long filling, now o'erflown, Proclaims the vengeful day.
3Thy God, insulted, scorns To draw his glittering sword; And from thy guilty head to pour The vials of the Lord.
4One only hope I see; One only refuge know; The blood that Jesus shed for thee! No other hope but thou.
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The verse
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- iambic (da-DUM) · 58% of beats fit
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Verse 1
O sinner, make thy choice to-day! Soon will the Judge appear; And then thy cries will sound too late; Too late for God to hear.˘/˘///˘//˘˘/˘/˘///˘/////˘/˘/28A
Verse 2
The day of mercy gone, The Spirit grieved away; The cup, long filling, now o'erflown, Proclaims the vengeful day.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/???˘/˘/˘/27A
Verse 3
Thy God, insulted, scorns To draw his glittering sword; And from thy guilty head to pour The vials of the Lord.////˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/27A
Verse 4
One only hope I see; One only refuge know; The blood that Jesus shed for thee! No other hope but thou.//˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/26A
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