Hymn
Sinner, O, why so thoughtless grown?
Sinner, O why so Thoughtless grown?
Why in such dreadful Haste to die;
Daring to leap to Worlds unknown,
Heedless against thy God to fly?
Will ye frustrate Eternal Grace,
Urg'd on by Sin's fantastick Dreams,
Madly attempt th'infernal Gate,
And force thy Passage to the Flames?
Stay, Sinner, on the Gospel Plains,
Behold the God of Love unfold
The Myst'ry of his Dying Pains,
For ever telling, yet untold.
Sinner, O, why so thoughtless grown? — Text from The Christian's Duty, 1801. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/sinner-o-why-so-thoughtless-grown
Chord chart coming soon
Want to play this one? Leave your email and we'll let you know when the chords are ready.
Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Sinner, O, why so thoughtless grown?
The words of Sinner, O, why so thoughtless grown were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1801. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including The Kingdom of Christ and Going to Church.
Is Sinner, O, why so thoughtless grown public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Christian's Duty, published in 1801. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Sinner, O, why so thoughtless grown?
Sinner, O, why so thoughtless grown is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Eternal and the Sovereign God, At Dismission and Kingdoms and thrones to God belong.