Hymn
Sinners! Turn, Why Will You Die
Sinners, turn; why will ye die?
God, your Maker, asks you -- Why?
God, who did your being give,
Made you with Himself to live.
He the fatal cause demands.
Asks the work of His own hands,
Why, ye thankless creatures, why
Will ye cross His love and die?
Sinners, turn; why will ye die?
God, your Savior, asks you -- Why?
He, who did your souls retrieve,
Died Himself that you might live.
Will ye let Him die in vain?
Crucify your Lord again?
Why, ye ransomed sinners, why
Will ye slight His grace, and die?
Sinners, turn; why will ye die?
God, the Spirit asks you -- Why?
He Who all your life-time strove,
Wooed you to embrace His love.
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?
Sinners! Turn, Why Will You Die — Text from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book, 1918. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/sinners-turn-why-will-you-die
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Sinners! Turn, Why Will You Die?
The words of Sinners! Turn, Why Will You Die were written by Charles Wesley; the version here was published in 1918. The library holds 105 more hymns by Charles Wesley, including For New Year's Day and The Hope of Heaven.
Is Sinners! Turn, Why Will You Die public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book, published in 1918. 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 Sinners! Turn, Why Will You Die?
Sinners! Turn, Why Will You Die is in 7.7.7.7 D. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Watchman, Tell Us of the Night, Holy, Holy, Holy Lord and Savior, When in Dust to Thee.