Hymn

And canst thou, sinner, slight

Abby Hyde

And canst thou, sinner! slight

The call of love divine?

Shall God, with tenderness, invite,

And gain no thought of thine?

Wilt thou not cease to grieve

The Spirit from thy breast,

Till he thy wretched soul shall leave

With all thy sins oppressed?

To-day a pardoning God

Will hear the suppliant pray;

To-day a Saviour's cleansing blood,

Will wash thy guilt away.

And canst thou, sinner, slight — Text from Laudes Domini, 1890. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/and-canst-thou-sinner-slight

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Who wrote And canst thou, sinner, slight?

The words of And canst thou, sinner, slight were written by Abby Hyde; the version here was published in 1890. The library holds 2 more hymns by Abby Hyde, including Dear Savior, if these lambs should stray and The Spirit's Call.

Is And canst thou, sinner, slight public domain?

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