Oh, why do you lin­ger yet longer?
O sin­ner, to Je­sus draw nigh;
The Sav­ior is lov­ing­ly call­ing,
Dear sinner, oh, why will you die?

Refrain

Why lin­ger, why lin­ger,
While mer­cy is nigh?
Why lin­ger, why lin­ger?
Oh, why will ye die?

The plea­sures of earth are de­lud­ing,
They soon, ah, they soon pass away;
Thy grasp they are oft­en elud­ing,
And then, yes, ah, then they de­cay.

Refrain

The dark­ness of death will o’er­take you,
And life with its plea­sures be gone;
The hopes that have cheered will for­sake you,
And leave you in dark­ness forlorn.

Refrain

Then look to the Sav­ior for mer­cy,
You’ve on­ly to look and be­lieve;
His arms are ex­tend­ed to save you;
He lov­ing­ly waits to re­ceive.

Refrain