Sinners, Turn; Why Will Ye Die? Lyrics Charles Wesley, 1741
6 verses, meter 7s, public domain, free to print and project.
The words
Verse 1. Sinners, turn; why will ye die?
God, your Maker, asks you—Why?
God, who did your being give,
Made you with Himself to live.
Verse 2. He the fatal cause demands,
Asks the work of His own hands,
Why, ye thankless creatures, why
Will ye cross His love and die?
Verse 3. Sinners, turn; why will ye die?
God, your Savior, asks you—Why?
He, who did your souls retrieve,
Died Himself that you might live.
Verse 4. Will ye let Him die in vain,
Crucify your Lord again?
Why, ye ransomed sinners, why
Will ye slight His grace and die?
Verse 5. Sinners, turn; why will ye die?
God the Spirit asks you—Why?
He, who all your lifetime strove,
Wooed you to embrace His love.
Verse 6. Will ye not His grace receive?
Will ye still refuse to live?
O ye long-sought sinners, why
Will ye grieve your God and die?
Words copied from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book (Abridged Edition) (1927). They were published in 1741, so they are in the public domain in the United States, and your church may print them, show them and sing them without a license.
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