Hymns and Tunes 1876 339
SINNERS, the call obey
1SINNERS, the call obey, The latest call of God; Turn, turn, or in that awful day, Of a devoted race.
2To shelter the distressed, He laid his own down; Fought our battle, won the rest, In Jesus' wounds secure.
3Justice consents to spare, From the devouring sword; Our city of defence is prayer, Our help is in the Lord.
4O fly, if the sentence fallen, And laugh at innocence; Those everlasting arms, we know, Shall be our sure defense.
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Verse 1
SINNERS, the call obey, The latest call of God; Turn, turn, or in that awful day, Of a devoted race./˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/26A
Verse 2
To shelter the distressed, He laid his own down; Fought our battle, won the rest, In Jesus' wounds secure.˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘////˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/25A
Verse 3
Justice consents to spare, From the devouring sword; Our city of defence is prayer, Our help is in the Lord./˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘/˘˘˘/29A
Verse 4
O fly, if the sentence fallen, And laugh at innocence; Those everlasting arms, we know, Shall be our sure defense.˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/29A
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