| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 35. Exhortation |
| | | By Thomas Hastings |
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| CHILD of sin and sorrow, | |
| Filled with dismay, | |
| Wait not for to-morrow, | |
| Yield thee to-day. | |
| Heaven bids thee come | 5 |
| While yet there ’s room: | |
| Child of sin and sorrow! | |
| Hear and obey. | |
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| Child of sin and sorrow, | |
| Why wilt thou die? | 10 |
| Come whilst thou canst borrow | |
| Help from on high: | |
| Grieve not that love | |
| Which from above, | |
| Child of sin and sorrow, | 15 |
| Would bring thee nigh. | |
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| Child of sin and sorrow, | |
| Thy moments glide | |
| Like the flitting arrow, | |
| Or the rushing tide; | 20 |
| Ere time is o’er, | |
| Heaven’s grace implore: | |
| Child of sin and sorrow, | |
| In Christ confide. | |
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