Now is the accepted time
Now is the accepted time. John Dobell* (1757-1840).
From Dobell’s A New Selection of Seven Hundred Evangelical Hymns (1806). The original had five 4-line stanzas, preceded by the quotation ‘Now is the accepted Time, 2 Cor. 6,2.’:
Now is th’ accepted time, - Now is the day of grace:Now, sinners, come without delay And seek the Saviour’s face.
Now is th’ accepted time The Saviour calls to-day; -Pardon and peace he freely gives; - Then why should you delay?
Now is th’ accepted time The gospel bids you come;And ev’ry promise in his word, Declares there, "yet is room."
Lord, draw reluctant souls, And feast them with thy love:Then will the angels clap their wings, And bear the news...
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