Hymns, Selected and Original: for public and private worship (1st ed.) 261. Alas, alas, how blind I've been

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Hymns, Selected and Original‎#261

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Alas, alas, how blind I've been

1 Alas, alas how blind I've been,
How little of myself I've seen!
Sportive I sail'd the sensual tide,
Thoughtless of God, whom I defy'd.

2 Oft have I heard of heav'n, and hell,
Where bliss and wo eternal dwell;
But mock'd the threats of truth divine,
And scorn'ed the place where angels shine.

3 My heart has long refus'd the blood
Of Jesus, the descending God;
And guilty passion boldly broke
The holy law which heav'n had spoke.

4 Th'alluring world control'd my choice;
When conscience spoke, I hush'd its voice;
Securely laugh'd along the road,
Which hapless millions first had trod.

5 But now, th'Almighty God comes near
And fills my soul with awful fear--
Perhaps I sink to endless pain,
Nor hear the voice of joy again.