English poem
Christian Songs, Song XL
by John Glas (1809–1894)
Sinners, running from the truth, May divert their fears a while; And in crooked paths of youth, Coming sorrow may beguile: But, in search of future hope, They must wander, and repine; In thick darkness they must grope, Till preventing mercy shine.
2 So, backsliding sinners, when They from faith apostatize, And to love grow cold again; Awful darkness blinds their eyes. Then, in search of vanish'd joy, They may toil, and still complain; Fruitless labours them employ, Till that mercy shines again.