The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2636

2636. Haste, Traveler, Haste!

1. Haste, traveler, haste! the night comes on,
And many a shining hour is gone;
The storm is gathering in the west,
And thou art from home and rest.

2. O far from home thy footsteps stray;
Christ is the life, and Christ the way,
And Christ the light; thy setting sun
Sinks ere thy morning is begun.

3. Awake, awake! pursue thy way
With steady course, while yet ’tis day;
While thou art sleeping on the ground,
Danger and darkness gather round.

4. The rising tempest sweeps the sky;
The rains descend, the winds are high;
The waters swell, and death and fear
Beset thy path, nor refuge near.

5. O yes! a shelter you may gain,
A covert from the wind and the rain,
A hiding-place a rest, a home,
A refuge from the wrath to come.

6. Then linger not in all the plain,
Flee for thy life, the mountain gain;
Look not behind, make no delay,
O speed thee, speed thee on thy way!

7. Poor, lost, benighted soul! art thou
Wiling to find salvation now?
There yet is hope; hear mercy’s call:
Truth! Life! Light! Way! in Christ is all!

Text Information

• First Line: Haste, traveler, haste! the night comes on
• Title: Haste, Traveler, Haste!
• Author: William B. Collyer (1827)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors, by John Rippon, seventh edition, 1827
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: CLOLATA
• Composer: W. St. Clair Palmer (1893)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 55557 65511 11776
• Key: D♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain