Why do you wait, dear bro­ther,
Oh, why do you tar­ry so long?
Your Sav­ior is wait­ing to give you
A place in His sanc­ti­fied throng.

Refrain

Why not? Why not?
Why not come to Him now?
Why not? Why not?
Why not come to Him now?

What do you hope, dear bro­ther,
To gain by a fur­ther delay?
There’s no one to save you but Je­sus,
There’s no oth­er way but His way.

Refrain

Do you not feel, dear bro­ther,
His Spir­it now striv­ing with­in?
Oh, why not ac­cept His sal­va­tion,
And throw off your bur­den of sin?

Refrain

Why do your wait, dear bro­ther?
The har­vest is pass­ing away,
Your Sav­ior is long­ing to bless you,
There are dan­ger and death in de­lay.

Refrain